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Avenue of Flags set up at Greenwood Cemetery
TELL CITY — The VFW alongside inmates and guards from Branchville have set up the Avenue of Flags at Greenwood Cemetery. This is a tradition in the United States that was began in the 1970’s to honor veterans. The most famous Avenue of Flags is known as the...
Season in review: Tell City girls tennis
TELL CITY— Tell City girls tennis this season competed against schools within the conference and in some cases outside of it. The first two matches Tell City competed in were against Princeton and Mount Vernon. Tell City against Princeton won two matches and lost three.
Erma Louise Millay
Erma Louise Millay, 92, of Knottsville, was reunited with her departed loved ones on July 4, 2024, following a lengthy illness. Fulfilling a lifelong dream, she went from stay-at-home mom and farm wife to registered nurse, enrolling in her 40s at Kentucky Wesleyan College. She then worked as an RN for some 20 years. Erma was a member of St. Williams Catholic Church, where she was an Altar Society member and co-leader of the 4-H Club. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles and games of chance.
Season in review: Tell City boys golf
TELL CITY — Tell City boys golf concluded their season with Andrew Noble individually finishing as a regional qualifier. But, as a team, were able to collect strong results throughout the year. The first match the team participated in took place at the Donald Ross Golf Course. The team...
Mango Melee sweetens St. Croix on Sunday
ST. CROIX — Seemingly all of St. Croix filled the St. George Village Botanical Gardens on Sunday for the 28th annual Mango Melee. “The question people kept asking is, ‘what’s the sweetest mango,’” said farmer and artist Luca Gasperi, of the south shore’s ARTfarm, who on Sunday presided over a table of diverse mangoes gathered from across the island. “There’s so much variety — in taste and in texture — that it’s not just about the sweetness, it’s also about the flavor.
Season in review: Perry Central boys golf
LEOPOLD — Perry Central boys golf this season competed in various invitationals, duals, and two golfers finished all-conference. The Commodores started the season with a score of 412 and placing 13th at the Donald Ross Golf Course at the Springs Valley Invitational. Reese Litherland for Perry Central led the team with a 96. Aiden Taylor shot a 98, Hunter Kellems 100, and Cam Tucker with 118 concluded the team scoring.
St. Croix man in federal custody after July 4 shooting in housing community
ST. CROIX — A man who was arrested following a Fourth of July shooting that put a mother and her daughter in the hospital was remanded to federal custody after making an initial appearance in federal court on Tuesday morning. Miguel Marrero, 52, was arrested last week after shooting...
New firefighter training tower coming to Chrisney
SPENCER COUNTY — Chrisney will be home to a new fire fighter training center, as reported at the regular monthly commissioners meeting Tuesday, July 2. The new training center is one of five in the state, brought by Indiana’s Hub and Spoke Training Plan.
BOC owes vendors $2.45M mostly for off-island prison housing
ST. CROIX — Leadership from the V.I. Corrections Bureau presented testimony in defense of their proposed 2025 budget to the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday morning. Correction’s proposed 2025 budget is unchanged from the current year’s and comprises $36,408,693 in appropriated funds. The Corrections Bureau has 214 budgeted positions, of which 197 are filled.
Cloverport reminds poultry owners to get permits
The city of Cloverport is reminding poultry owners in town to get their 2024-2025 permits. According to city ordinance, residents may keep poultry, provided they are kept or housed outside of a habitable structure in a chicken/duck enclosure (pen, run, and the like) that must include a covered coop structure. The enclosure must provide a minimum of four square feet per animal up to a maximum size of 50 feet by 50 feet with the coop contained within the enclosure.
VING says about 64 vendors awaiting payment for services
ST. CROIX — The V.I. Army and Air National Guard presented their 2025 budget request to the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday afternoon, and senators learned that VING has over 60 vendors that provided services and are awaiting payment, some for nearly three months. Maj. Gen. Kodjo Knox-Limbacker, VING...
Dubois County Museum impacted by flash flood
JASPER, Ind. (WEHT) — The Dubois County Museum remains closed this weekend, as staff continues to clean up from this week’s flash flooding. “We have had roof leaks, and we have had some little minor property stuff, but never anything to this extent,” says Jeff Schmitt, a museum volunteer and board of directors member. According […]
Engineering firm opening new office in Huntingburg
Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. (Commonwealth) announced hiring John Wetzel, PE, as a new Senior Project Manager starting on July 22. Additionally, Mr. Wetzel will be stationed in and lead a new Commonwealth office in Huntingburg, which will officially open in the fall of 2024. The new office will be at 511...
Poet Norb Krapf to read from his new book at Dubois County Museum
On Saturday, July 20, 2024, Jasper native and Indiana poet Norbert Krapf will visit to read from his new book called “Ida Hagan of the Pinkston Freedom Settlement” at 1:30 p.m. at the Dubois County Museum at 2704 N. Newton Street in Jasper. He is excited to share...
Police Exercise Planned for Jasper High School Thursday
The Jasper Police Department will conduct a full-scale training exercise at Jasper High School on Thursday, July 11th from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. There will be a heavy presence of law enforcement from several agencies, EMS personnel, and first responders at the high school and in the surrounding area. The...
Dubois County Museum hosts Car Show August 11
The Dubois County Museum will host their fifth Annual Car Show on Sunday, August 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the museum at 2704 N. Newton Street in Jasper. The show will be held in the shady area and parking lot behind the museum, rain or shine. Registration is from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The cost is $15 per vehicle the day of the show or $10 per pre-registered vehicle. Pre-registration forms are due by August 5. They are available at the museum or on the Facebook page.
Barking dog dispute leads to attempted murder charge
Perry County – A late-night dispute between neighbors over a barking dog resulted in the arrest of Tyler Richardson, 32, of St. Croix, for attempted murder and several other felony offenses. According to investigators from the Jasper Indiana State Police Post, police responded to a residence located at 12095...
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