Greater Jasper students in grades three through eight beat the state benchmark in nearly every tested area on this year’s ILEARN, the first results under Indiana’s new testing model, district officials told the Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools board of trustees Monday. Tina Fauks, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, said last year was the first full rollout…
Huntingburg — Battery energy storage systems (BESS) and data centers would be allowed in Huntingburg’s zoning jurisdiction only with a special exception from the Board of Zoning Appeals under rules the Huntingburg Plan Commission began moving forward Monday. The proposal would amend the city’s Unified Development Ordinance, which does not define either use now. That…
The Dubois County Council approved an additional $35,000 appropriation to create the county’s first planning and zoning framework. The money pays for American StructurePoint to draft a plan and ordinance and to help form a county plan commission. Council President Mike Kluesner said the contract is about $28,000, but commissioners added a $7,000 cushion in…
Jasper–The Jasper Common Council adopted an update to the city’s comprehensive plan at last week’s regular meeting. The plan, titled “Comprehensive Plan Update 2035 – The Future Is Now,” replaces the city’s 2019 plan. It grew out of more than a year of public meetings, surveys, and task forces run by consultants WGI, Jon Stover…
Dubois County Commissioners last week agreed to let the county’s contracted engineering firm use the rest of its federal pandemic relief money to finish design work on the Haysville portion of the regional sewer district. The planning funding is part of the allotment the county received under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The county…
The Boys & Girls Club of Dubois County will open its first location on October 26, offering after-school programming for kindergarten through sixth-grade students at Trinity United Church of Christ in Jasper. The club will operate as an affiliate of the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence County, which will help set up operations and…
Jasper–Injuries from high-powered electric bikes have prompted Jasper’s Common Council to draft safety regulations, but the proposed rules sparked debate over how much young riders should be restricted. At least three or four children have been hurt in e-bike and e-scooter crashes in Jasper this year. “We’ve had three or four crashes that I can…
The Huntingburg Common Council on Tuesday raised the top of 2027 pay ranges for city employees and elected officials to 3.5%, up a half point from the 3% written into most of next year’s proposed budget. The council passed two salary ordinances on the same night it introduced them, after voting to suspend the rules….
Holland — Holland is set to celebrate the town, its residents and the country’s 250th with the annual Holland Fest opening Friday evening. According to Kelsey Erny, now in her second year as event chair, the festival’s success is measured in how much it impacts the community. Last year and the year before, the fest…
Jasper–The Jasper Economic Development Commission approved a 10-year phased property tax abatement for Woodworks LLC’s redevelopment of the former Indiana Furniture/Indiana Desk building on Mill Street, scoring the project 96 out of 100 points at Wednesday’s meeting. The board’s vote was unanimous. Woodworks LLC is a partnership between Premier Property Management and Krempp Construction, which…
