Monday, August 11, 2025 Issue #141

From Dubois County

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, but for how the story was told, something I'm drawn to for obvious reasons.

Despite the lack of information and a short run in theatres, I was pulled in by two things: the cast with Tom Hiddleston starring, and it’s based on a Stephen King novella of the same name. I’ve loved King’s character-driven work since grade school, and this one, like Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption, leans on its characters to drive the story with the help of Nick Offerman providing a lot of narrative exposition.

The story draws from Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself — especially the line, “I contain multitudes.”

Take a gander, it might leave you seeing the multitudes in the human experience — and appreciating that each person is a universe unto themselves.

From Dubois County with love.

Matthew and Amy Crane

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​Letter: A letter to our local and state politicians​

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We have a community calendar full of great activities and events happening in Dubois County.

If you have an upcoming event you'd like the public to know about, please add it to our calendar.

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​Frederick Louis Souders, 81, Stendal​

​Helen Janice (Dwyer) Sterns, 98, Fort Wayne (formerly of Shoals)​

​Virginia V. Kapp, 88, Jasper​

​Gary Walker, 84, Huntingburg​

​Florence C. Verkamp, 99, Ferdinand​

​Margaret Jo Peregrine, 91, Ferdinand (formerly of Shoals)​

​Shirley Ann (Abel) Wraley, 87, Shoals​

​James Michael “Mike” Qualkenbush, 76, Shoals​

​Lana Faye Howe, 64​

​Jasper Group now hiring​

​Patoka Lake Regional Water seeking Water Quality Specialist​

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