Monday, August 11, 2025 Issue #141 From Dubois County Late summer truth on Chestnut Street in Huntingburg. Hello, Reader, Over the weekend, my wife and I watched an interesting film, The Life of Chuck. It's hard to write a compelling description for this movie without giving it all away. But for us, it was impactful. We watched it on Friday night, and were still talking about its central truth on the way to church on Sunday morning. I’m still thinking about it today, not just for its plot,...
2 days ago • 2 min read
Friday, August 8, 2025 Issue #140 From Dubois County Rhys Schuetter, 7, had no problem scaling the climbing wall at the Strassenfest Thursday evening. Howdy, Reader, A former editor at The Huntingburg Press, Jim Ward, wrote a column on the weekly pool tournament at Ron’s Place. I don’t remember much about it except that it was light-hearted and Ward would insert quotes from the winners, including himself if he happened to win. I wondered about doing that for pickleball. Maybe not as cool as a...
5 days ago • 2 min read
Thursday, August 7, 2025 Issue #140 From Dubois County Brothers, Owen, 7, (red) and Jace, 3, played in the sand at the Bohnert Park Volleyball court as their parents celebrated winning the season-ending sand volleyball tournament Wednesday evening with their team, Our Gang. Hey Reader, Sunday evening, I felt like it was just a sore throat from some air quality issues around my home. Monday, I woke up with a raspy voice and knew I wouldn't be doing any interviews, but I still felt okay....
6 days ago • 1 min read
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Issue #139 From Dubois County Sultan's Run received a high honor recently, so we thought we would share this photo of Redemption Christian Church Student Minister Aric Wade teeing off on the first hole for a recent fundraiser held at the golf course to support Night to Shine. Hey Reader, Here is today's newsletter. Have a great day! From Dubois County with love. Matthew and Amy Crane Click here to support our work! Want to get your business in From Dubois County?...
7 days ago • 1 min read
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 Issue #138 From Dubois County A high-flying gymnast entertained the Strassenfest crowd Saturday night during Hodgini Gymnastics' performance in front of the main stage. Photo by Amy Crane. Happy Tuesday, Reader, Bart Meyer waited more than three hours Monday morning to talk to the county commissioners about an issue he had with some roadwork they did. I watched the video stream of the meeting and heard Mr. Meyer's complaint. I also figured that if he was willing to...
8 days ago • 1 min read
Monday, August 4, 2025 Issue #137 From Dubois County River Lampert took a swing at the end of log with a log-marking hammer at the Schaeffer Barn on Saturday. Hey Reader, Phew. The weekend’s over, and students head back to school later this week. Sure, it’s still technically summer, but with the cooler weather these past few days, some folks are already dreaming of fall. Case in point: a certain national coffee chain (we won’t name names) has announced the return of the pumpkin spice latte...
9 days ago • 2 min read
Friday, August 1, 2025 Issue #136 From Dubois County Ruby Murphy took on her first log sawing contest during her first visit to the Jasper Strassenfest. Ruby was ecstatic after she and her partner, Lori Murphy, won their first round. Hey Reader, This weather, am I right? Enjoy it while it's here. Taking photos at the Strassenfest is a blast. There's a lot of energy, people are happy, the food, the fun, the rides. And we observe some funny things at times. For example, Amy was taking a photo...
12 days ago • 1 min read
Thursday, July 31, 2025 Issue #135 From Dubois County Photo shared from the Jasper Strassenfest Facebook page of the Chicken Dance at the Strassenfest. Hey Reader, I'm heading out to the opening ceremony of the 45th Annual Strassenfest here in a moment. Thankfully, it seems to be a much more pleasant day with some relief from the heat. Maybe I'll see you out there. From Dubois County with love. Matthew and Amy Crane Click here to support our work! Want to get your business in From Dubois...
13 days ago • 1 min read
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Issue #134 From Dubois County Stacy Lindauer and Tara Popp pose at the 2014 Strassenfest with Tara's daughter, Emma. Good afternoon, Reader, A few years ago, I wrote a story about sisters who remembered their mother's love for the Strassenfest by wearing her dirndls to the opening night of the festival. Laverne Kieffner had passed away from cancer just a year earlier, so her daughters, Stacy and Tara, donned the traditional dresses to honor her memory. Here is that...
14 days ago • 1 min read