The Saint Meinrad Alumni Association is hosting its ninth annual Saint Meinrad Day of Service on Saturday, March 11, in 14 cities. The Day of Service is an opportunity for alumni of Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology – as well as oblates, friends and area residents – to set aside time to serve…
Mark Schroeder, retired German American Bank chairman and CEO, was announced as one of the four laureates named to the Junior Achievement Evansville Regional Business Hall of Fame of Southwestern Indiana for 2023. Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana and the University of Southern Indiana announced the 2023 Junior Achievement Evansville Regional Business Hall of Fame…
A Step Above: The Fight Against Suicide and Depression, a new nonprofit dedicated to sharing resources available in the area to help with mental illness, is hosting a bowling fundraiser in February. The event will be held at Eastown Recreation, 1370 Crossroads Avenue, Jasper, on February 19 from 12 to 5 p.m. The event will…
The Dubois County women’s leadership organization, Women Empowering Women (WEW), will gather on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 to partake in a speed networking event. The February session will be held at the Jasper Public Library in Hickory Rooms A & B. Doors will open at 11:30am for networking before the meeting from 11:45 a.m. to…
Dubois County Community Foundation announces the appointment of two new board members. Mary Beth “Becky” Beckman is a Jasper native and formerly served on the Community Foundation’s grants committee. Becky recently completed her second term on the Dubois County Council. Jodi Richardson recently served on the Community Foundation’s community coalition. Jodi, a Jasper resident, is…
The Rotary Club of Dubois County will host a speech contest for Dubois County High School students, with a cash prize of $250 for the chosen winner. The private event will be held Saturday, February 11th at the Jasper Public Library in the Hickory Room, beginning at 9:30 am. “We are thrilled to once again…
With the start of the new 2023 year, I found myself anxiously awaiting the announcements for what incredible arts and entertainment will once again be brought to our area. While checking websites for information, I was struck with just how lucky we are with all that is offered. I pulled up the website for the…
Author Craig Jon Berndt will be at the Dubois County Museum at 2704 N. Newton Street in Jasper on Saturday, February. 4, at 10:30 a.m. EST to read excerpts from his book “The Ferdinand Railroad: Its Predecessor and Successors”. He also will have copies of his book on hand and will spend time signing personal…
Mayor Dean Vonderheide has named Matt Kiefer as assistant street commissioner upon the retirement of the former assistant street commissioner, Scott Eckerle. Eckerle retired on December 31, 2022. Kiefer has been with the Jasper Street Department for a total of 23 years, two years as a part-time laborer and 21 years as a skilled laborer…
The Sister Cities of Jasper is excited to announce that the Wine Queen of Germany, Katrin Lang, and the Wine Queen of Baden, Jessica Himmelsbach, will visit Jasper and Indiana from February 10th through the 18th. At the invitation of the Sister Cities of Jasper, both queens will be hosted in Jasper and appear at…