Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch joined the Office of Community and Rural Affairs and representatives from Dubois County at the Statehouse on June 23, 2022, to celebrate the community beginning the Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program. The City of Jasper and Dubois County are participants in the year-long program in which OCRA teams up with communities to…
The Northeast Dubois County School Corporation board approved the issuance of a $2 million bond to pay for the repair of the damaged intermediate school gymnasium. The bond includes the cost of issuance which include underwriting fees, attorney fees and title insurance. This will give the corporation $1.75 million for the project. The Bond will…
The utilities supplying electricity to Dubois County residents are working out plans to respond to any calls from the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) to lower electricity usage to prevent system shutdowns. The organization warned of potential capacity shortfalls and other reliability concerns in the north and central regions of its coverage area earlier this…
Ireland-based Leed Selling Tools Corp and Leed Logistics is cutting 81 jobs between its offices in Evansville and factory in Ireland. According to a legal notice sent to Dubois County and Vanderburgh County Commissioners and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, the company is eliminating the jobs due to its assets being acquired by Sampling…
Dubois County tied for the second-lowest unemployment in the state with four other Indiana counties according to the most recent Indiana Workforce Development report. Dubois County joins Daviess, Elkhart, Hamilton, Ohio, and Steuben with a 1.4 percent unemployment rate behind Boone and Lagrange with 1.3 percent. The state average is 2.2 percent and the highest…
Dubois County communities will receive over $1.9 million in state matching grants for road and bridge improvement projects as part of the biannual Community Crossings Matching Grant program. The funds are dedicated to road and bridge preservation, road reconstruction, intersection improvements, guardrail replacements and signage, and can cover material costs for chip sealing and crack…
Work on the Courthouse Square Infrastructure and Revitalization Project is set to begin in May. The construction of the estimated $5 million* project is being completed by Ragle Construction with engineering and planning by VS Engineering and REA. The county has invested $500,000 into the construction as well. [Updated: The Jasper Board of Public Works…
The Mid-States Corridor Project Team has identified Alternative P as the preferred route for the improved highway connection in southern Indiana. The comment period has opened now. There is information on how to comment below. The Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was released today, marking a significant project milestone. Alternative P improvements extend…
Invigorated through federal and state grants, Orange County Fiber is expanding fiber optic through portions of Dubois County. The company is a division of the Orange County Rural Electric Membership Cooperative To support residents wishing to use the services offered through Orange County Fiber, the company opened an office in Jasper on March 28, 2022….
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