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Alternating lane closure planned for U.S. 231 near Haysville

The Indiana Department of Transportation announced an alternating lane closure for U.S. 231 near Haysville. Beginning on or around Thursday, April 4, crews will begin a lane closure on U.S. 231 near Haysville over the East Fork of the White River. This closure will allow for a bridge deck overlay project to be performed. Lane…

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Garden Gate set to return to Market Street Park

Jazz enthusiasts and connoisseurs of fine wine and craft beer are gearing up for the return of the annual Garden Gate Jazz, Wine, and Craft Beer Festival at Market Street Park in downtown Huntingburg. Scheduled for Saturday, April 27th, the festival promises a delightful blend of music, beverages, and culinary delights.  From 12 p.m. to…

Community Corrections: Details matter in completing the mission
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Community Corrections: Details matter in completing the mission

Wyatt Madden stepped into the Dubois County Community Corrections director role right as the county’s renovation plans for the building moved to the construction phase. “My second day on the job we had a construction meeting, and I had no idea this was going to be under construction,” Madden admitted. Less than a month after…

National Guard recognizes local superintendent for supporting Marine during absence
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National Guard recognizes local superintendent for supporting Marine during absence

Josh Walker, the Waste Water Superintendent at Patoka Lake Regional Water and Sewer, was recently recognized by the National Guard for supporting an employee called up for duty in the U.S. Marine Corps. Alex Lawyer of Dubois, a U.S. Marine Corps Reservist, was hired as a Waste Water Operator for Patoka Lake Regional Water and…

Regional Wellness Center project receives $4M donation from local business and family
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Regional Wellness Center project receives $4M donation from local business and family

The City of Jasper and its partners in the Regional Wellness Center announced the “better together” Capital Campaign has received a major boost to its funding efforts. The Braun family and Meyer Distributing & Logistics have jointly made a $4 million commitment to the construction of the facility. The City of Jasper and Tri-County YMCA…

LifeSpring Health Systems will celebrate the opening of Hope Center, April 3
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LifeSpring Health Systems will celebrate the opening of Hope Center, April 3

LifeSpring Health Systems will celebrate the opening of the inpatient substance abuse treatment facility at the Jasper campus on April 3. The public is invited to attend the ribbon cutting and open house at 2 p.m. Here is a story about the new 24-bed facility.

Dubois County Museum announces ‘1st Annual Photo Contest’
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Dubois County Museum announces ‘1st Annual Photo Contest’

The Dubois County Museum, located at 2704 N Newton Street in Jasper, is inviting amateur photographers to participate in its First Annual Photo Contest.  The contest theme is “Your Favorite Photo,” which could include any subject: flowers, animals, landscapes, macro, etc., in color or black and white. The photo must be taken by you. It does…


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Night to Shine celebrates ninth year

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The unabashed joy of the annual Night to Shine celebration at Redemption Christian Church is a beautiful sight every year. In its ninth year, the church and hundreds of volunteers come together to put this wonderful night on for this special royal court. Created by the Tim Tebow Foundation, Night to Shine is a prom-like…
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The house of better choices

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Choices. The first night Julianna could leave the Dove House for an overnight pass, she faced a choice. Her cousin had overdosed and been taken to an Evansville hospital. He wasn’t expected to live. But Evansville was an open door to a past she was attempting to overcome through the Dove Recovery House in Jasper….
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LaVonne Tisdal: A life of art

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When LaVonne Tisdal signed up for art class during her sophomore year at Holland High School, she didn’t imagine it leading to her career.  The class sounded fun and offered a way for Tisdal to connect with her family’s history of artists. No big deal. But then she put brush to paper and ignited a…
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Skating into Christmas Break

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Students at Holy Trinity Catholic Schools spent Thursday either bowling or skating to top off the final week of this semester. Throughout the week, students have had a myriad of fun events and activities. On Monday, students at Precious Blood entered the school to find the hallways transformed into the Polar Express. Tuesday, kindergarten through…
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Rewarding trip on “The Polar Express”

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About 220 Holland Elementary students were treated to a trip to the Astra Theatre for a special viewing of “The Polar Express” on Wednesday. The trip was made possible through the efforts of the Positive Behavior Intervention and Support Team at Southwest Dubois County School Corporation — also known as Raider PRIDE. The initiative focuses…
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A tree lighting tradition

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Friday afternoon, hundreds gathered at the Sixth Street Fire Station to meet with Santa Claus — portrayed by Ed Lemond — before parading down his cottage on the Square. The annual event has had a few changes over the years, but the essential elements of Santa Claus, his cottage, and a giant decorated Christmas tree…
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Onward: Dr. Scott Beckman

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Dr. Scott Beckman, 62, liked to kid with his patients at Jasper Obstetrics and Gynecology that he was a late bloomer. When you start your medical practice at age 40, the joke works.  Scott enrolled in Indiana University’s School of Medicine at age 32. By that point, he’d already found success in Dubois County’s medical…
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Halloween Bash!

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Sunday, multitudes of juvenile monsters, mythical creatures, and a mixture of contemporary pop culture icons of video games and cartoons filled the Jasper Public Library for the growing annual Halloween Bash. According to Library Director Christine Golden, the event has been a successful way to introduce more people to the library and its services. It…
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Celebrating death and life

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In connection with the multicultural elements of the area, the Jasper Community Arts is hosting a Diá de Muertos altar at the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center. The large display located in the lounge area between the two galleries was built with the assistance of volunteers from Jasper Community Arts, Asociación Latinoamericana del Sur de Indiana (ALASI), student…
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Cutting shirt tails

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On Wednesday, Reece Katterhenry made the trip to the BMV for the rite of passage so many 16-year-olds look forward to; he was going to test for his driver’s license. Weighing a bit heavier on his mind, though, was the larger challenge coming Thursday evening when he planned on completing his first solo flight at…
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Riverwalk of dreams

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Artist Laura Pommier began work on an immersive mural underneath the 3rd Avenue/State Road 162 Bridge along the Jasper Riverwalk over the past weekend. Pommier’s chosen design covers the walls and ceiling of a section of the underside of the bridge. It will allow strollers an underwater view featuring flora and fauna found around Indiana…
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2023 Jasper Strassenfest in full swing

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The 2023 Jasper Strassenfest continues Friday through Sunday. This year, the festival celebrates the city’s designation as the 2022 Strongest Town in the USA and the 20th year of ROJAC, Redevelop Old Jasper Action Coalition.  ROJAC was instrumental in transforming the Patoka River Front into a celebration of Jasper’s Rich German History. Those projects paved the…
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A sweet life

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The pick-up truck’s headlights illuminated the empty road as beekeepers Jerry Apple, 87, and Dan Schroeder, 46, drove to Jerry’s Jasper home after dropping the last of 20 hives at watermelon farms in Washington.  “There’s only three things on the road at 2:30 in the morning,” Jerry said. “Turkey trucks, drunks and beekeepers.”  The late…
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Massive production brings Oz to life at Jasper Arts Center

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It is nothing short of spectacular witnessing the controlled chaos of the hundreds of young extras, supporting artists, stage crew, actors, actresses, lighting, wardrobe changes, set piece movements, singing, dancing, and laughing on the journey along the yellow brick road to the ultimate climax of self-actualization and inner strength in the Actors Community Theatre production…
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Dodge; it’s in the name

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The Jasper Park and Recreation Summer Program offered up several rounds of dodgeball in the Cabby O’Neill Gymnasium Wednesday morning. Kids aged six to 14 took turns attempting to dodge flying balls of all sizes and colors for about an hour. Through multiple rounds, no clear winner could be determined, but a fun time was…
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Birdseye bubble fun

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The Jasper-Dubois County Public Library provided a special bubble play time at the Birdseye Town Park Tuesday afternoon. Kids were given access to a special formula concocted by Gayle Edelen, the library Maker Space Coordinator. She says it has to be mixed a day in advance. She does so in special five-gallon buckets that are…
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Shaving cream-coated fun

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The Jasper Volunteer Fire Department joined in the shaving cream fun at the annual Shaving Cream Wiffleball game held at Bohnert Park in Jasper on Friday. With rules as slippery as the Wiffleballs and shaving cream-covered field, the firefighters and hundreds of kids that turned out had a great time, with everyone walking off the…
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The Process: A photo

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The runners got together at 7 a.m. on the Fourth of July for a special training run with breakfast afterward. I showed up at 8:15ish and took this photo. There are a couple more, but nothing worth sharing. Breakfast was some fruit and cinnamon rolls, and KJ made pour-over coffee in his Chemex. The group…
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2023 PRIDE

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The 2023 Dubois County Pride Festival was held at Dave Buehler Plaza on the Riverwalk Saturday. Here are a few photos.
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Here we go!

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Luis asks if they have any bandaids. He is resting on the couch in Scott and Laura Garrison’s living room, and his heels are bleeding from the five-and-a-half mile ruck that began before daylight.  The four other guys that joined in for the heavy circuit around Ferdinand spread out in the living room. One, Jacob,…
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JMS presents ‘Annie JR’

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The Jasper Middle School Performing Arts is set to bring “Annie JR” to life at the Jasper Middle School Auditorium this Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door. Directed by Mrs. Courtney Heberer as well as student directors Ava Claire Werne and Tali Fleming, the performers will bring the…
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‘Oklahoma!’ sweeps through Forest Park

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Forest Park High School thespians will present the musical classic Oklahoma! this week. The Forest Park production directed by Chuck Bradley is based on Lynn Riggs’ 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs, which tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister farmhand Jud Fry….
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Huntingburg teen’s dream for special needs festival coming to fruition

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When Maleah Dearing received the special assignment in her seventh-grade language arts class at Southridge Middle School, she knew exactly what she would do. Tasked with creating a special event or festival with a group of students she was teamed up with, Maleah drew upon her life experience with her nephew, Isaiah. Isaiah was born…
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Bowling fun

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The Optimist Club of Jasper Youth Bowling League is underway, with 83 bowlers ranging from first through eighth grade taking part in a fun hour of bowling at Eastown Recreation Center Saturdays. The league is held in the spring and fall and usually fills up. Here are a couple of photos from Saturday’s fun.
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Making waves for a good cause

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With numbers rivaling the first year of the event, organizers of the annual Dubois County Plunge were enthused with the 68 people that ran into the frigid water of Ferdinand Forest Lake Sunday afternoon. In all, $5,705 was raised at Sunday’s plunge, bringing the total up to $56,865 over the 12 years the event has…
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Night to Shine: Back on the dance floor

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Night to Shine returned to its full prom-like experience Friday evening at Redemption Christian Church in Jasper. The event is part of the Tim Tebow Foundation’s initiative. In a special broadcast during Friday’s Night to Shine at Redemption, Tebow and his wife welcomed the guests to the prom. About 175 special kings and queens participated…
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Dressing up

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The dancing, karaoke and other festivities will again fill Redemption Christian Church on February 10 when Night to Shine returns after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Saturday, the church hosted a Dress Shop matching the honored guests with their gowns for the upcoming prom-like event. Dresses are still available, as well as suit…
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Making new friends

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Wednesday was a special day for children enrolled in Headstart at Tri-Cap. They were invited to participate in the Cops and Kids program offered through the local Fraternal Order of Police #138 Wood Capital Lodge. Members of the local law enforcement family were teamed up with the special shoppers to find needed clothing items and…
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Mass celebrates grand church’s reopening

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Saturday, St. Joseph Catholic Church celebrated the nearing completion of a multi-year, multimillion-dollar renovation hosting a Mass and dedication of the altar. The church was nearly full as Bishop Joseph Siegel led the congregation through the special ceremony, blessing the church and anointing the altar before holding communion. Plans for the renovation began in 2014….
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Gifted grapplers: Boy and girl wrestlers’ progress ‘fulfilling to see’

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Huntingburg — Local youth wrestlers are getting an early jolt with Southridge Wrestling Crew.  Drew Songer, a volunteer and wrestler from the class of 2010 Southridge alumnus, is helping usher in these future boy and girl wrestling Raiders. He is one of several former wrestlers helping Crew coach Dan Rauscher, also a former Raider grappler,…
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Christmas comes to Jasper

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The Christmas season officially opened up in downtown Jasper Friday afternoon with the lighting of the annual Christmas Tree and Santa settling into his holiday home on the Square. Here are a few photos of the event. Santa Claus will be in his house on the Square over the weekend from 12 to 3 p.m….
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Honoring veterans

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On Saturday, nine living World War II veterans were honored during the annual Dubois County Veterans Day Observance held at the Holland VFW. According to Dubois County Veterans Council President Kent Schreiner, the nine men recognized for their service during the war are the few living veterans the council was able to locate for the…
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Turning 50 with friends

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Monday and Tuesday mornings provide the fleeting moments when John Songer can take time just to think and maybe imagine what the next stage of his business looks like. He doesn’t open until 4 p.m. on those days. “I can come in, and I’m still working, but there’s nobody here,” he explained. “The ghosts don’t…
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