Emergency rooms in five Midwest states, including Indiana, saw visits for suspected opioid overdoses increase by nearly 70 percent from July 2016 to September 2017, according to a study released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Charges against a father and son involved in ramming a truck and then allegedly beating the driver have been elevated to include attempted murder as well as criminal confinement and battery with a deadly weapon. Travis T. Karns, 46, Loogootee and his son, Brandon L. Karns, 21, Odon, were arrested February 22 after the Jasper Police…
When ospreys return to Patoka Lake this spring, they will find new nesting platforms, courtesy of Dubois County Rural Electric Cooperative (Dubois REC). The REC donated four platforms and volunteered the labor to install them. These 30-foot platforms will serve as a safe place for osprey to nest away from live power lines. “It was…
The committee tasked with examining the county’s criminal justice system met with an Indiana Department of Corrections jail inspector Tuesday afternoon. The committee was formed after a three-day study completed by the National Institute of Corrections noted many issues in the local justice system. That preliminary study noted that the county needed to address issues…
A two-vehicle crash backed traffic up on St. Charles and State Road 56 Tuesday afternoon. Elizabeth Dunn, 23, of Jasper, was westbound on Sixth Street/SR 56 waiting to turn south on St. Charles in a 1998 GMC Jimmy at about 4:38 p.m. As traffic cleared, she attempted to complete the turn and was struck by an…
A three-vehicle chain reaction crash near Southridge disabled two vehicles and caused about $20,000 in damages Monday morning. According to police, Phil Englert of Jasper was northbound on U.S. 231 stopped at the Sunset Drive light at about 7:45 a.m. when his GMC Sierra pickup was struck from behind by a 2004 Dodge Dakota driven…
The Rotary Club of Jasper will host its seventh ATHENA International Award presentation on Thursday, August 16, 2018, beginning at 6:00 p.m. with Susan Elkington, a Huntingburg resident and the new Toyota –Georgetown KY plant president and one of three women who will oversee a Toyota production plant in the U.S., as the keynote speaker….
For the young and the young of heart a temporary exhibit of dolls and dollhouses is on display at the Dubois County Museum now through March 31. In the lobby, visitors will find wooden Japanese Kokeshi dolls. These dolls are handcrafted and styled according to the region in Japan where they originated. These dolls were…
Smooth Hound Smith, a self-described foot-stomping Americana roots duo, will perform at the historic Astra Theatre on Saturday, May 12, 2018. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with a yet-to-be-determined opening act beginning at 7:30 p.m. The East Nashville duo utilizes a combination of foot percussion, fuzzed out finger-picked guitar patterns, and tight harmonies to deliver their own unique…
Two people received minor injuries in a three-vehicle crash at Bretzville Junction Monday afternoon. Amber Henson, 27, of Tell City, was southbound on State Road 162 at 2:27 p.m. when she failed to stop at the red light at the intersection of State Road 64. The 2002 Chevrolet Blazer she was driving struck the front…
