Monday, August 25, 2025 Issue #151

From Dubois County

Hey Reader,

Hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying the cooler weather for this week.

I had another person ask if we would ever consider a print newspaper.

It's attractive to do so for numerous reasons. It provides tactile memories of moments for readers, whether that's clipping an announcement, an obituary, a special story, or a photo.

It also gives our work a tangible quality that is missing in digital.

To a certain extent, this newsletter is an attempt to bend the digital anonymity of our business into a more personal encounter with our readers.

I'm not saying a real newspaper is off the table, but the economics seem to be stacked against it to a certain extent.

Stephen Crane (no relation) started a print paper in Morgan County, The Morgan County Correspondent, that seems to be on track to break even. He's in his third year, and we spoke last year around this time about how he, with the help of investors, started it up.

He was excited then because he had just hit the magic two-year mark to start publishing legal advertisements for the area he covered. This meant that all the public notices from local governing bodies (municipal, county, schools, etc.) would start paying to publish their public hearings, budgets, and other public items in his paper.

It's a thought and has been a thought for a long time. I don't know what the future holds on that front, but I do know that a lot of you enjoy receiving this newsletter daily.

We appreciate you.

From Dubois County with love.

Matthew and Amy Crane

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​Rotary Club of Dubois County awards nearly $19,000 in community grants​

​Jasper to close section of 12th Street and announces milling/paving to begin Tuesday​

​Women Empowering Women to host First Lady, local business owner, Maureen Braun​

​Comedian Steven Quezada is set to bring the laughs to The Astra on Saturday, October 4​

​Patoka Lake Tail Waters public access launch temporarily closed​

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​Column: How I got Trump knee; a semi-satirical, self-deprecating, self-dialogue​

​Lunch hour with Mayor Elkins will be held on September 3, 2025.​

​Learn how to play Sheepshead with the Jasper Deutcher Verein​

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.

​See it here.​

​Rudy H. Krodel, 79, Jasper​

​Albert Herman Sickbert, 90, Holland​

​Louis (Louie) Uhl Disinger, 92, Santa Claus​

​Rudy F. Graham, Sr., 77, Jasper​

​Michael “Mike” Robert Stallings, 76, Floyds Knobs​

​Mary Lou Wheatley, 96​

​Clara M. Toby, 76, Jasper​

​Jasper Group now hiring​

Check out all the job opportunities by clicking here: Employment​

Contact Amy at amy@duboiscountyfreepress.com or 812-639-9650 if you would like to list openings on our website.​

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