Earlier this year, the City of Jasper approved changes to its domestic animals ordinance. Property owners in the City of Jasper are allowed a maximum of four animals. This includes duplexes. So, if a landlord allows pets at a duplex, the ordinance would allow for two per unit. It should be noted though that the […]
Freddie Mac Reports Another Rise In 30-Year Fixed Mortgages – Buy Before They Jump Again!
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac announced recently that rates on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 4.72 percent and warned that they would rise again soon. That rate was already 3.4 of a percent higher than at the start of the year. Then, last week, they rose again. Freddie Mac reported just days ago that the […]
Radius Indiana: Wage and Benefits Survey
Radius Indiana’s Wage and Benefits Survey was designed to gather employer pay and benefits information in order to create an understanding of what the labor market is really like in southern Indiana. They invited workers from around 400 companies to take the survey. Questions involved topics like paid holidays, leave, time-off, vacation pay, insurance, annual wages […]
Early Voting Starts Wednesday! Voter Registration Closes Today!
Just a friendly reminder that early voting for the 2018 Midterm Elections opens October 10. The early voting window ends on Monday, November 5. There are nearly 30 thousand registered voters in Dubois County and during the last midterm election in 2014, 11,827 people voted. This year, the midterm election will be help on Tuesday, […]
Midstate Corridor Report
The Midstate Corridor is the proposed highway-grade connection to run from Interstate 64 to Interstate 69 through Dubois County. Last year, Indiana lawmakers passed a bill letting municipalities participate in a regional development authority to create a fund that would go to support regional infrastructure projects like the Midstate Corridor. So, after that, the Midstate Corridor Regional […]
Storytime on Saturday At Dubois County Museum
Dubois County Museum has maintained Storytime on Tuesday, but now expands to Storytime on Saturday. This is fabulous for children aged pre-school through second grade with parents and caregivers who work weekdays. On the second Saturday of each month, children can hear stories centered around a particular theme. After Storytime, they will get to participate […]
Dubois County Submitted Funding Applications To Grant Program
Dubois County submitted five applications to the Indiana Department of Transportation before Friday’s deadline. The applications were for grant funding for three roads and motion-activated signs for the county, plus a joint road project with the Town of Ferdinand. In all, Dubois County requested the following from the Community Crossings grant program: $244,362 to pave County Road […]
Dubois County Tied For Lowest Unemployment In Indiana
Dubois County, Bartholomew County and LaGrange County all tied for the lowest unemployment rate in Indiana last month, according to a new report issued by the state. Each county had just a 2.8 percent unemployment rate the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported. Meanwhile, Vermillion County had the highest rate in Indiana up to 5.9 […]
Post House in Downtown Evansville: $40 Million Development Will Offer 144 Living Units
The Post House in Downtown Evansville will be a $40 million development surrounded by the Old Post Office, the Fifth Third Center and BRU Burger Bar. It will have underground parking and 144 living units. The complex will have two buildings with a grassy area in between them. Plus, the yard will feature a large overhead […]
What’s That Slimy Red Stuff In That Toilet?!
Let’s say you’re looking at a home that is being sold as-is or after foreclosure. Sometimes, if a home gets water from a well, you’ll see red slimy deposits in a toilet, especially if it’s been sitting for while. These slimy red deposits in the toilet are actually iron bacteria. These stains can be orange, […]