Market Street Park complications slow completion, add to cost
Market Street Park’s completion date has been pushed back due to issues the contractors have encountered during its construction. It had been slated to be completed by the end of the summer but that has been pushed to the fall due to issues that have caused $258,482 in additional cost to the $4.4 million project. […]
2018 Athenian: ‘Work with your own God-given strengths and your own God-given gifts’
Kim Messmer was honored as the 2018 ATHENA during annual dinner held Thursday night at the Huntingburg Event Center. Messmer was one of five nominees that included Kim Lottes, president of Hoosier Business Machines; Marie Patton, retired Precious Blood Elementary School teacher; Beth Seidl, co-owner and president of Wilson’s Flowers; and Sandy Smith, vice president […]
St. Anthony’s 28th Annual Street Fest
Head to St. Anthony this Saturday for the 28th Annual St. Anthony Street Fest, along with the 22nd Annual Show & Shine Car and Motorcycle Show! What began as a Street Fest at the Fire Station in 1990 has grown to the Street Fest at the Community Center. The Car Show was added six years […]
Brescher named as overall winner in Ag photo contest
A local man’s fun photograph was chosen as one of two overall winners in the Indiana State Department of Agriculture photo contest. Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture announced the winners of the 2018 Indiana Agriculture photo contest today at the Indiana State Fair. The winning photographs will be displayed in the offices […]
Seger family honored with state’s agricultural leadership award
At the Indiana State Fair today, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch presented the AgriVision Award to the Jerry Seger Family. Now in its 12th year, the award recognizes members of Indiana’s agricultural community for demonstrating vision, innovation and leadership in their field. Jerry Seger started the family farm in the 1950s, buying out his father’s feed mill […]
Five local business owners tell their stories in upcoming session at Current Blend
Five local business owners will tell their stories of how they started their businesses in an upcoming session hosted at Current Blend. Representatives from Gehlhausen Flowers & Gifts, The Art Factory, SIC, Ferdinand Processing, and Millhouse/Venue 1408 will recount the journey of their own businesses. Attendees will hear first-hand about what they might encounter on […]
Candlelight vigil planned to remember those impacted by addiction
The Dubois County Substance Abuse Council will host a candlelight vigil from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, August 30, 2018, at the Jasper Riverwalk gazebo. The public is invited to the organization’s first candlelight vigil to remember loved ones who have experienced the perils of addiction. Attendees are welcome to bring photographs of their loved […]
Matheis completes banking leadership graduate school
Greg Matheis, Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer, graduated from the Graduate School of Banking (GSB) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on August 10, 2018. The Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (GSB) was established in 1945. GSB’s program provides a comprehensive course of studies directly relating to the leadership, management and […]
Ferdinand Folk Festival Singer-Songwriter contest showcases artists
On Sunday, August 19, from 4:00 to 6:30 pm ET, in the intimate 70-seat theatre of St. Benedict’s Brew Works in Ferdinand, enjoy some of southern Indiana’s best singer-songwriters who will share their original works. The fourth annual Ferdinand Folk Festival Singer-Songwriter Showcase is also a benefit concert to help keep the festival free. Admission […]
Perspective: It is time to end the war on drugs
The United States is close to 40 years into the ‘War on Drugs.’ What began as a campaign of good intentions has become among the most costly policy failures of the last 150 years. We seem unwilling or unable to grapple with the immense consequences, or indeed even fully appreciate the depth, of the problem. […]
Young Life Block Party this weekend
Young Life will host a block party this Sunday, August 18, 2018, from 4 to 8 p.m. on Huntingburg’s iconic Fourth Street. The block party is a street festival featuring live music, food from local vendors, games, and other activities. T There will be performances from Warren Hale, Devin Murphy, Maddie Neukam, Jasper Young Life […]
Jasper files lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors
The City of Jasper has filed a lawsuit against manufacturers and distributors of opioids; a trend that is occurring across the state and in neighboring states as communities grapple with the costly impact of addiction. The city’s Board of Public Works and Safety approved an agreement this morning with Taft Stettinius & Hollister, an Indianapolis […]
Astra Theatre to screen The Rocky Horror Picture Show on October 27
The Astra Theatre will screen The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Saturday, October 27, at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and there will be Astra-appropriate props available for purchase that night as a $5 kit. Tickets are $8 and are available in advance at www.AstraTheatre.Eventbrite.com or at the doors the night of the show. The approved kit […]
Accused child molester sentenced
A Jasper man arrested last November on child molestation charges was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison. According to Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Brian Lucchi, Alejandro Hernandez, 53, previously of 1438 Reese Street, was sentenced to two consecutive 25-year terms in the Indiana Department of Corrections for Level 1 felony counts of child molestation according to […]
Bower recognized for continuous support of officer’s National Guard duty
Jasper Police Department’s Sgt. Adam Bower received the Patriot Award for his efforts to support a fellow officer and subordinate who is a member of the Indiana National Guard. The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve is an organization that supports Army National Guard and Army Reserve service members in their efforts to maintain […]
TDI Brands announces leadership changes
Tierra-Derco International, LLC announced the three leadership changes for in the company. Mike Bartley has been promoted to president. He will be replacing Charles Stenftenagel, co-owner, who will maintain chairman of the board and other executive duties. Bartley came to TDI Brands as General Manager in 2012 and has led the company through five years […]