Our Take This Week

The Coronavirus is flooding our feeds on a daily basis. Honestly, it's numbing and overwhelming.

We wanted to bring you some bonus content that is loose and fun. Some things said in the conversation could be outdated with regards to COVID-19, but that's okay.

Enjoy the conversation after the conversation.

Phew, it's been a rough week. Unfortunately, this week's discussion is pretty much all about coronavirus.

We took some time to meet with Kevin Manley. He is the Executive Director of Visit Dubois County, Inc., serves as the councilman for Jasper's Sixth District and is the council president pro tempore.

Kevin discussed the coronavirus pandemic impact on tourism and the organic connections between it and the many service industries in Dubois County.

Kevin is pretty optimistic about the future and we are trying to channel some of that optimism.

Remember, we will get through this together.

Our Take This Week is back to talking about the news and, man, the news is being dominated by one thing, coronavirus.

We recorded the first version of this week's podcast on Wednesday, March 11, and as we were recording it, the NBA canceled their season. By Friday, pretty much everything in the county had been canceled including all the schools for three weeks. So, we discussed a bit of what is going on with the disease and the response thus far but in this case, things are changing daily (sometimes multiple times daily).

We also discuss the Census and it's connection to things like repairing roads. By the way, work is set to begin on Newton Street with plans to have it repaved by this summer. Does anyone even drive on that road anymore?

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We did something a little different this week on Our Take.

We all three have full time businesses and families. Some weeks we won't be able to get together to create the podcast so we prerecorded a couple episodes and this is one of those episodes.

What you'll hear about is how we brought this all together. It includes the demo podcast Curtis and Josh created to rope (insert news organization here) Matt in to be part of the team.

Plus you'll hear our plans for the future and what we hope to continue to bring to our audience.

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Hey, this is the third episode, a milestone of sorts from three people who are trying to have a conversation about what's going on in Dubois County while attempting to run their businesses.

In this episode, we talk about what the Greater Jasper Consolidated School Corporation is going to do with the two elementary schools after the new elementary school opens next fall. If anyone is reading this, Curtis really would like a putt-putt course.

Somehow or other we come up with a jingle for the Downtown Chowdown -- a food truck festival happening in downtown Jasper one Wednesday a month from May to October. You gotta admit it's a fantastic name.

We also discuss the potential for all the school buses in Dubois County receiving stop-arm cameras. The corporations have come forward and said they want to place these cameras on every school bus in the county over the next three years. The state allows the school corporations to recoup the money spent on those cameras through the fines collected from violators.

Finally, we touch on the old gas station in Huntingburg that finally may be cleaned up. The city is going to seek a potential grant to purchase the property from CE Taylor but first, they are conducting an environmental survey to ensure it won't need any remediation as part of the process. Curtis thinks this would also be a great place for a putt-putt course.

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Thanks for joining us again. For those of you that listened to the last episode, this may seem a bit familiar but we thought it was a good idea to come back to a big topic, the Midstates Corridor.

The group conducting the tier one study to determine what route the interstate will take held a series of three meetings this week. Matt attended the Jasper meeting and he gives some behind the scenes details while Curtis realizes how close the highway could come to his family property in Orange County.

Also, a couple of Dubois County Bombers are doing really well in Division I baseball this season. Nick Gonzelez and Tanner Craig are both leading the league in different stats. Gonzalez has a healthy lead with RBIs and his on-base percentage is .698, third in Division I. Gonzalez and Craig also hold the one and two spots for homers with 7 and 6 respectfully. Both played for the Bombers in 2018.

We also discuss Jasper Mayor Dean Vonderheide's first State of the City address. We heard what keeps him up at night and what helps him sleep as he leads the city in his first year after being elected to office.

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Welcome to the first episode of Our Take on This Week in Dubois County. This Week is simply three guys, Josh, Curtis and Matt, interested in talking about a couple stories and news items in Dubois County each week. Josh is the owner of Smalley Coffee and co-owner of Brew, Curtis owns Crowbird Creative and Matt is co-owner of the Dubois County Free Press.

This week we are talking about the Mid-States Corridor, Night to Shine and some developments on the jail expansion project.

The Mid-States Corridor is a new interstate-grade road that will cut through Dubois County. We don't know where yet; it's frustrating so we talk about some of what's going on and what to expect in the upcoming public meetings. Curtis and Matt both stand a chance of this road hitting properties they or their family’s own.

Night to Shine is a fantastic prom-like experience for folks with special needs put on by Redemption Christian Church through the Tim Tebow Foundation. We discuss some of our personal experiences at the special night as well as a Dubois County Herald story on a couple who attended the prom.

We are getting a new jail, an expanded community corrections and if they can swing the money, a new center housing the Dubois County Courts and all the other administrative needs that operate the county's justice system. However, the Dubois County Community Foundation sponsored a study showing some alternative options that might reduce the need for a really big jail.

That's it for this week, thanks for listening. Give us a follow on your podcast streamer of choice. Let us know on social if you have any other questions about those stories (or any other stories you think we should talk about). Finally, let us know what you liked, disliked, or whether it was perfect and we shouldn't change a thing.