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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...