Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 Issue #361 From Dubois County Sam Schwoeppe hugs her friend Ashlee Sudbury after being named the 2026 ATHENIAN. Sudbury nominated Schwoeppe for the award. It's Friday, Reader, Today we wrote about Sam Schwoeppe receiving the ATHENA Award, gave an update on the Crossvine Solar project and have an incredible column from Scott Saalman about his relationship with his dad. My dad was a coal miner in his heyday, driving equipment like the dragline, bulldozers and such at Squaw...
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Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 Issue #360 From Dubois County Good afternoon, Reader, I love interviewing folks for stories like the one about Brittany and Barry in today's headlines. Hearing them connect the dots through their lives to a certain moment is always beautiful. It makes you wonder, though: if one of those dots were missing, where would this individual be today? Fortunately, Barry's dots connected to Brittany's in Chicago, and now they are creating space for more dots to be connected in...
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Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026 Issue #357in th is today's sponsor. From Dubois County Scarecrows are appearing in Huntingburg. Afternoon, Reader, I was booting up a video for Amy on her iPad today when I couldn't get the sound to work. Staring at the screen while Amy worked in the kitchen behind me, I pressed the sound icon. Still nothing from the speaker, though faintly, I heard Amy say something as she messed around with a glass and some hydration mix. As I kept working on the iPad sound, I...
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Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Issue #356 is today's sponsor. From Dubois County Happy Sept. 1, Reader, We have another excerpt from Greg Eckerle's book "Cat Tales" in today's newsletter, along with a story on the contaminated food issues we've been dealing with this summer. See you tomorrow. 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...
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Monday, August 31, 2026 Issue #355 From Dubois County Members of the Patoka Valley Cadet Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol provide an honor guard during the ribbon cutting at the Huntingburg Regional Airport this morning. Pictured, Cadet Lt. Col Jolynn Bowers held the American Flag as the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Hey Reader, The Huntingburg Regional Airport celebrated the completion of the new terminal. It not only provides a new and improved entry point to Dubois County, but it also...
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Friday, August 28, 2026 Issue #359 From Dubois County Ellie Scheirmann, 2, threw a ball around with some members of the crowd gathered on the lawn at Huntingburg's Market Street Park during Thursday's Overdose Vigil. Happy Friday, Reader, I 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 talk. Send us story ideas, photos you would like to share or just a quick comment to...
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Thursday, August 27, 2026 Issue #358 is today's sponsor. From Dubois County Somehow I found myself on the back of the French Lick Resort recently and snapped this photo of work being done. Hello, Reader, Check out this interesting back-to-school ritual in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I think moms (and dads probably) will really appreciate it. 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,...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Issue #357 From Dubois County Jacob Neukam and his son squeeze together down the slide at Jaycee Park. Happy Wednesday, Reader, The Wallflowers are playing at the Lincoln Amphitheatre this Saturday. I was stationed in Italy when I first heard "One Headlight". My friend, Brandon Zumbano, had been home to Philadelphia on leave, and he returned with the CD, "Bringing Down the Horse". This was long before any streaming, so this taste of American pop rock music fed a...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Issue #356 is today's sponsor. From Dubois County Barry Dunlop brought an order out from the kitchen at Emerald Greens in Jasper. Today was the last day at the Vine Street location. Barry and his wife, Brittany, plan to reopen in their new location soon. Happy Tuesday, Reader, 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...
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