The heart of Forest Park was beating with pride as the Southeast Dubois School Board met on Wednesday evening.

The readers of a leading industry publication have spoken, and Best Home Furnishings captured three prestigious Reader Ranking Awards from Furniture Today Magazine. 

On Wednesday night, the Jasper Board of Zoning Appeals convened to discuss both regular business and some appeals that will impact Jasper on a larger scale. To open the meeting, the Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools introduced three items. 

Jasper High School Band Director, Mr. Chad Gayso, has been selected to become a member of the Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters’ Fraternity Gamma Chapter

*New in 2024* Sign Reimbursement Project-To create unified signage in the downtown, Heart of Jasper will grant funds towards new or updated signs on the buildings located on the Courthouse Square. 

The Our Precious Angels group will hold their annual candle light vigil Sunday, December 10th, at 2:00 pm. 

Tuesday morning, the Jasper Redevelopment Commission met in Council Chambers to discuss some very exciting proposals in preparation for the new year. 

 The Indiana State Police offers the following safety tips to ensure that your holiday shopping is safe, and your packages stay out of the hands of the infamous "Porch Pirates".

Jasper Elementary School and Ireland Elementary School are the only school based preschool program in the state of Indiana to receive this distinguished honor.

Last season, Dubois County residents recycled three quarters of a ton of old Christmas lights, and the Dubois County Solid Waste District asks residents to recycle, rather than throw away,
old strings of Christmas lights again this year.

The City of Jasper announces the 2024 calendars for Jasper city residents are available for pick up at the following locations: 

The 2023 Festival of Trees voting is ongoing at the Dubois County Museum. 

On December 31, 2023, after 23 years of service, Linda Rice will retire from Springs Valley Bank & Trust Company.

Local Sources - The Jasper Police Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying the female subject in the attached picture in reference to an incident that occurred at St. Vincent De Paul Store. 

Monroe Lake will once again kick off the new year with its First Day Trail Run and Walk at Fairfax State Recreation Area (SRA), 9800 S. Fairfax Road in Bloomington, on Monday, Jan. 1 at 3:30 p.m.

Detectives from the Indiana State Police (ISP) in Sellersburg arrested a second individual on two counts of attempted murder after someone fired shots into the Clarksville Police chief's residence in September of 2022.

The Charles C. Niehaus Memorial Golf Driving Range is closed for the season, effective immediately. 

A recount for one race of November’s Municipal Elections has been filed and approved by the Dubois County Circuit Court.