profile

Dubois County Free Press

If you want a daily rundown of our news, stories, community information and more, sign up for this newsletter. You'll get that and more.

Featured Post

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026: Remarkably Bright Creatures author coming to Jasper; Downtown parking rules to change; Dubois County Chamber luncheon and awards; Jasper police report; more

Thursday, October 15, 2026 Issue #389 is today's sponsor. From Dubois County A fun Halloween decoration in Huntingburg. At night the flying saucer lights up. Hey Reader, Here are today's headlines. From Dubois County with love. Matthew and Amy Crane Click here to support our work! Want to get your business in From Dubois County? Lets talk. Send us story ideas, photos you would like to share or just a quick comment to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe...

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Issue #37 From Dubois County Check out this photo shared in a video celebrating Deaconess Memorial Medical Center's 75th anniversary. Here is a link to the Facebook video. Hey Reader, Congratulations to this year's award winners at the Annual Dubois County Chamber Luncheon. Jordan Wehr, executive director of the Dubois County Humane Society, was named the Young Professional of the Year. Max Verkamp, President/CEO of Indiana Furniture, was named Business Person of the...

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Issue #386 is today's sponsor. From Dubois County Dubois County residents may have seen something interesting in the sky this morning. It was this launch. You can see more photos from NASA here https://www.instagram.com/p/DeclSZmF_7I/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&dlrf=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==&srtk=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==. Hey Reader, Here is today's headlines. From Dubois County with love. Matthew and Amy Crane Click here to support our work! Want to get your business in From Dubois...

Monday, October 12, 2026 Issue #385 From Dubois County Dubois County Chamber hosted a ribbon-cutting at the new mural in Ferdinand Saturday morning during Walktoberfest. Happy Monday, Reader, A couple of stories today. The City of Huntingburg can't do anything about the trains other than talk to Congress. But they are trying to let people know about them ahead of time with a new signal system that gives you more time to take a different route. Election betting. Strassenfest Halfpot donation...

Friday, October 9. 2026 Issue #384 From Dubois County Wendy Truong shows off her new restaurant's sign after unpacking it Thursday morning. Hey Reader, Yesterday I set up the connection I had with Jennifer Pharr Davis and her frozen PowerBar on the Appalachian Trail. You can read it here if you missed it. Here's my story. My friend Terry Hasenour and I were off about the same time while we were stationed in Naples together in 1996, so we decided to take a train south and explore a part of...

Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026 Issue #383 is today's sponsor. From Dubois County Local Scouts acted as a color guard for last night's award dinner honoring Mary C. Lange. Good afternoon, Reader, I can understand what Jennifer Pharr Davis went through on the Appalachian Trail when she decided at 21 to hike 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine on a soul-seeking whim. I mean, as someone who has only really hiked a half-marathon-length route around Jasper as part of the Heartland, I can’t say I relate to...

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026 Issue #381 From Dubois County A John Deere excavator being used to dredge the Ferdinand State Forest Lake moves a dredge mat Wednesday morning. Hey Reader, Here are a few photos of the dredging going on at Ferdinand State Forest. DNR is removing tons of sediment from the mouth of the stream that feeds the lake. They're taking the sediment to a field near the primitive camping area to store it while it dries. Along with the dredging, they're replacing two culverts on...

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026 Issue #381 From Dubois County Hey Reader, Here are today's headlines. We've also got a letter to the editor from a senior at Forest Park High School asking for support to continue the referendum. From Dubois County with love. Matthew and Amy Crane Click here to support our work! Want to get your business in From Dubois County? Lets talk. Send us story ideas, photos you would like to share or just a quick comment to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com. Was this email...

Monday, October 5, 2026 Issue #380 is today's sponsor. From Dubois County Happy Monday, Reader, Hope your week is off to a good start. We've got stories on Southeast's referendum, a Constitutional change on the ballot, and more. 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? Lets talk. Send us story ideas, photos you would like to share or just a quick comment to...

Friday, October 2, 2026 Issue #379 From Dubois County Devin Rottet and his daughter, Noelle, 8, as they worked on a special sculpture of an alebrijes, a brightly colored Mexican folk art sculpture of a fantastical creature as part of the ALASI display. Hey Reader, You should go see Pam's art at the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center. Hope you have a great weekend. From Dubois County with love. Matthew and Amy Crane Click here to support our work! Want to get your business in From Dubois County? Lets...