Jasper voters have three choices for Council-at-Large

Early voting in the 2023 Municipal Election is underway in Dubois County, and we are publishing a series of Q&As with candidates in the contested seats.  Besides early voting, polls will be open on Tuesday, November 7, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the Election Day. Dubois County voters can vote at any polling…

Lueken faces challenge from Nowotarski for Jasper District 3 seat

Early voting in the 2023 Municipal Election is underway in Dubois County, and we are publishing a series of Q&As with candidates in the contested seats.  Besides early voting, polls will be open on Tuesday, November 7, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the Election Day. Dubois County voters can vote at any polling…

Hurst, Helming seeking District 4 seat on Jasper Council

Early voting in the 2023 Municipal Election is underway in Dubois County, and we are publishing a series of Q&As with candidates in the contested seats.  Besides early voting, polls will be open on Tuesday, November 7, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the Election Day. Dubois County voters can vote at any polling…

Jochim, Wehr want to serve as Huntingburg’s at-large councilman

Early voting in the 2023 Municipal Election is underway in Dubois County, and we are publishing a series of Q&As with candidates in the contested seats.  Incumbent Huntingburg Common Councilman-at-Large Tim Wehr, Independent, is facing a challenge from Eric Jochim, Republican. The at-large position on the council represents all four of Huntingburg’s precincts. All eligible…

Bolte, Blessinger seeking to represent Huntingburg Precinct 4 on council

Early voting in the 2023 Municipal Election is underway in Dubois County, and we are publishing a series of Q&As with candidates in the contested seats. Voting information is included below. Huntingburg Common Council Precinct 4 Representative José Dubon is not seeking reelection for the seat. Seeking to fill the vacancy are Republican Pam Bolte and…

Elkins, Hopf seeking to serve Huntingburg residents as next mayor

Early voting in the 2023 Municipal Election is underway in Dubois County, and we are publishing a series of Q&As with candidates in the contested seats. Voter information is at the end of the story. Huntingburg voters have two choices for the next mayor: Independent Neil Elkins or Republican James Hopf. Here is Mr. Hopf’s…

Knies, Jarboe Bartley vying for Jasper Clerk-Treasurer position

Early voting in the 2023 Municipal Election is underway in Dubois County, and we are publishing a series of Q&As with candidates in the contested seats. Jasper voters have two choices in the clerk-treasurer’s position this year. Kiersten Knies, a Democrat, is seeking to retain her position as the City of Jasper’s Clerk-Treasurer from Republican…

Jeep Strong advocating for referendum support

A political action committee supporting the continuation of the Northeast Dubois School Corporation referendum is taking steps to let constituents understand the importance of the ballot question. While this is a municipal election cycle, registered voters in Harbison 1 and 2, Columbia, Hall 1 and 2, and Marion 1 and 2 have a ballot question…

Northeast Dubois concerned about operating referendum question language

Dubois — At a recent public meeting, the Northeast Dubois School Corporation reviewed the district’s finances and the upcoming referendum renewal on the November ballot. The referendum question will ask voters in the Northeast School Corporation District to renew the operating referendum passed in 2016 that allowed the school corporation to add up to 18…

Northeast Dubois County School Corporation seeking to renew referendum

This November, voters in the Northeast Dubois School Corporation district will have the opportunity to renew the referendum that was strongly supported in 2016. The 2016 referendum question allowed the corporation to add a tax levy of up to 0.18 cents per $100 of assessed value for property taxpayers to support the school corporation. That…