The Ferdinand Town Council unanimously selected the town's new police chief and assistant chief during a special meeting Tuesday evening.

The armed man killed Monday afternoon by an Indiana State Police trooper during an armed robbery in progress at a Daviess County gun shop was 60-year-old James D. Jones of Shoals.

Many children struggled with tasks as part of a disabilities awareness session put on by the Generations AngelWorx program at the Tri-County YMCA’s summer day camp at Cabby O’Neill Gymnasium in Jasper on Monday morning and at the YMCA in Ferdinand on Monday afternoon.

This is the month when residential utility customers enrolled in the Jasper Municipal Utilities’ equal-pay program will either pay the balance that is due on their bill or receive a refund.

Prolific cattails in a man-made wetland at the State Road 162 bypass and Meridian Road are continuing to cause problems for Dubois County and the City of Jasper.

For the third year in a row, Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari in Santa Claus have received a Certificate of Excellence award from TripAdvisor.com.

Most of the state’s corn crop has emerged and almost all soybeans have been planted.

Meeting notes from Dubois County Commissioners.

Meeting notes from Dubois County Board of Health.

Meeting notes from Jasper Utility Service Board.

Meeting notes from Huntingburg Parks Board.

INDIANAPOLIS — A woman who was sentenced to death at age 16 for taking part in the torture and murder of a 78-year-old bible studies teacher was released from an Indiana prison Monday after growing to middle age behind bars.