By Martha Rasche, Assistant CARE-ordinator This school year, Dubois County CARES is putting a big focus squarely on the county’s eighth-graders. This effort, dubbed You’ve Got This!, came about after CARES staff tracked student responses to the mental health questions on the 2025 and earlier Indiana Youth Surveys. The survey is taken by students in…
Friday, Dubois County Prosecutor Beth Schroeder provided an update on a 1987 Dubois County cold case in which criminal charges have been filed. After nearly four decades, investigators have identified the infant long known only as “Baby Doe,” found deceased at the Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand in 1987. Advances in DNA technology and investigative…
Members of the Indiana House of Representatives recently honored retiring State Rep. Shane Lindauer (R-Jasper) for his service representing House District 63. “Being trusted by my community to represent them at the Statehouse has been one of the greatest honors of my life,” Lindauer said. “Every decision I made in this role was grounded in…
Last September, I published a story on the Dubois County Veteran’s Service Officer (VSO) Kenneth Speedy Lefevre. Since then, information has come to my attention indicating that the details Mr. Lefevre shared about his service may be inaccurate. The following is an account of what occurred and what has come to light due to the…
UPDATE: The Jasper Municipal Water Department would like to announce that repairs have been completed on the water main break located at College Ave and Meridian Rd. If your water has discoloration, run the cold water tap for 15-20 minutes, or until it clears. A Boil Water Advisory is NOT in effect. There are no potential…
The Little Mister Shamrock, Little Miss Shamrock, and Teen Miss Shamrock pageant will be held on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, at 2 p.m. in the Ireland Elementary School gym. Here are this year’s contestants. Photos by Studio Expressions by Jessica. 2026 Little Miss and Little Mister Shamrock Contestants: Teen Miss Shamrock Contestants:
A concerned resident brought new information to the Huntingburg City Council meeting on Tuesday. Dave Duncan told council members that documents from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission show AES stated it would install a 340 megawatt-hour battery system. But Duncan says the company is installing a 515 megawatt-hour system — 175 megawatt-hours more than was…
The Town of Holland and some concerned citizens sent a list of questions garnered from a recent council meeting regarding the Crossvine Solar Battery Energy Storage System. Here are the questions and AES’s answers.
by Casey Smith, Indiana Capital ChronicleFebruary 10, 2026 A sharp rise in online tips about child exploitation led to hundreds of arrests and dozens of rescues in Indiana last year, but state leaders warn that predators are becoming harder to track. Gov. Mike Braun said Tuesday he wants technology companies that design and profit from…
FERDINAND, Ind. — Brave souls across Dubois County will take the icy plunge this Sunday, February 15th, as the 2026 Dubois County Plunge returns to Ferdinand State Forest. The annual fundraising event, organized under the motto “We Aren’t Crazy, We ARE Lucky!”, invites participants to gather at 2:00 p.m. EST before taking the frigid dive…
