News across Greater Jasper
Bringing an artist’s dream to reality
It had been over 40 years since Pam Kinkade had picked up a paintbrush when her granddaughter Heather Parrish gifted her some paints, brushes and an easel for Christmas last year. Pam, 82, has lived at the St. Charles Health Campus for about 12 years now. Her longtime companion,…
No Trash in the River: Halloween cleanup and social media challenge
Daviess, Dubois, Martin, and Pike County Soil & Water Conservation Districts are teaming up for a fun Halloween-themed effort to help keep litter out of our rivers and waterways. Community members are invited to join us for a Halloween Costume Trash Pick-Up Day on October 27,…
BFO Awards $123,420 to 11 local organizations for second round of 2026 Project Grant Funding
Being for Others Health and Wellness Foundation (BFO) announces its second round of 2026 Project Grant recipients, awarding $123,420 to 11 organizations addressing health and wellness across Southern Indiana. BFO’s 2026 Project Grant Cycle 2 received 38 applications from various…
Verkamp named State Community Corrections board member of the year
Dubois Circuit Court Judge Nathan Verkamp has been named the 2026 Community Corrections Advisory Board Member of the Year by the Indiana Association of Community Corrections Act Counties. Dubois County Community Corrections announced the award Thursday. Verkamp has served on the…
Traditional Arts Today: Art that builds community
This story was done in partnership with Visit Dubois County. Kim Henzel likes to tell the story of a kid who really wanted a couple of paintings he saw while eating with his family at Main Street Bistro in Ferdinand. Kim is the artistic director for Traditional Arts Today, the…
Cathedral Health Care Center teams up with Jasper Library to create “The Green Shelf”
New collection offers approachable mental health resources for readers of all ages Cathedral Health Care Center is partnering with the Jasper Public Library to introduce “The Green Shelf,” a specially curated collection of books created in recognition of Mental Illness Awareness…
Five Chairs, One Question: Cathedral and Jasper Arts invite community to look beyond mental illness
Five ordinary chairs will invite visitors to pause and consider an extraordinary question during Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 4–10. Presented by Cathedral Health Care Center in partnership with Jasper Arts, The Five Chairs Project is a simple installation with a…
Thyen-Clark Cultural Center hosting sculpture invitational
Jasper Arts is pleased to present the Sculpture Invitational Exhibition for the months of October, November and December 2026 at The Thyen-Clark Cultural Center. This exhibit is an invitational exhibit for artists of all 3-D medium. The exhibit will highlight traditional and…
Ferdinand Library hosts “Cemeteries as a community memory” talk
Joy Neighbors will be at the Ferdinand Library presenting her “Cemeteries As A Community Memory Program” on October 27 at 5 p.m. She will share how burial grounds function as historical archives, preserving the stories of migration, epidemics, wars, social change, religion, and…
LJ’s Hometown Music celebrates new ownership/grand reopening
On October 3, 2026, LJ’s Hometown Music, 308 E 4th Street, will celebrate the grand reopening of the beloved music store with a long history on historic 4th Street in Huntingburg. The community event celebrates a new beginning for the store and its new owners, Logan Dyer and…
Holiday World’s Happy Halloween Weekends best in the midwest
Holiday World’s family-friendly Happy Halloween Weekends was just named the #3 Theme Park Halloween Event in the nation by USA Today’s 10Best and was the top-ranked in the Midwest. This year’s dinosaur-themed event centers around a 12-acre Dino Corn Maze Adventure, as well as a…
Jasper hosts 32 marching bands Saturday; streets near Alumni Stadium to close
Thirty-two marching bands will compete Saturday, Oct. 3, at Jerry Brewer Alumni Stadium for the Jasper Marching Wildcat Band’s annual Indiana State School Music Association Scholastic and Open Invitational. Area bands are scheduled to perform at these times: Northeast Dubois, 11…