Monday, April 20, 2026 Issue #295 From Dubois County JHS Senior Caden Beck arrives to pick up his prom date, Molly Isaacs. Saturday evening. His family came along to take part in the pictures. Hey Reader, We have another set of Q&A with candidates in today's headlines: Dean Vonderheide and Doug Uebelhor. 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...
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Friday, April 17, 2026 Issue #294 From Dubois County Jim Pemberton spent the afternoon flyfishing in the ponds at The Parklands. Mr. Pemberton began flyfishing about 18 years ago after a career in the Washington State government. Hey Reader, Happy Friday. Mr. Pemberton ties his own flies, but his arthritis sometimes makes it a little hard. He's caught a lot of fish on the pond. On February 28 this year, he said he caught three really nice crappy, the first good catch of the year. From Dubois...
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Thursday, April 16, 2026 Issue #293 From Dubois County New shop coming to Huntingburg. Hey 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 would like to share or just a quick comment to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe to the newsletter here. Dubois County Airport Authority April meeting DNR...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Issue #292 From Dubois County Amelia Capps, 7, ducked around the wall as her sister, Eliza, 9, walked through the pavilion in Market Street Park looking for her. The pair was waiting to go to Hometown Music for lessons on Wednesday. Eliza is learning piano, and Amelia is learning guitar. Hey Reader, A couple of headlines today, but first, I wanted to let you know I updated the election information shared yesterday because there were a couple of changes to the...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Issue #291 From Dubois County Flowers are blooming in our meadow. Afternoon, Reader, I jumped on Facebook yesterday and scrolled through my feed, checking out the very few friends’ posts that show up these days, interspersed between advertisements for pickleball paddles and exercise regimens for men over 50. Soon after, I saw a post about Colson Montgomery from a suggested page called “South Side Smash.” It was a compelling post about his visit to a terminally ill...
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Monday, April 13, 2026 Issue #290 From Dubois County Mark Borders (left) and Tom Merkley inadvertently struck a classic pose while talking at The Revolutionary Rendezvous on Friday. This was the first time the pair had met. Tom brought many of his period woodworking tools and dressed up for the role. Mark regularly appears at area events in historical garb. Happy Monday Reader, It's Monday regardless of your attitude or feelings about it, so you may as well be happy. Recently, I was asked...
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Friday, April 10, 2026 Issue #289 From Dubois County Reenactors at The Revolutionary Rendezvous demonstrate how colonial soldiers would fight with muskets. See more photos below. It's Friday, Reader, Here are a couple of photos from The Revolutionary Rendezvous today. Students from around the county visited to experience the special event going on at Ferdinand Forest over the next two days. If you have time, go check it out. It's completely free and full of interesting demonstrations, games...
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Thursday, April 9, 2026 Issue #288 is today's sponsor. From Dubois County Boone Taylor stands inside the new boxing ring in Operation Mind Body and Soul's new gym location near Jasper's Riverwalk. Check out the story below to learn more. It's Thursday, Reader, I am inspired by Boone's work. Growing up dirt poor and a little vertically challenged only sharpened Boone's discipline and determination to succeed on his own terms. That scrappy attitude never left him — and it shows in everything...
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Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Issue #287 is today's sponsor. From Dubois County Amos Wagner and his pup, King, regularly ride around Jasper on his electric bicycle together, listening to the radio. Hey 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 would like to share or just a quick comment to editor@duboiscountyfreepress.com. Was this email...
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