Olivia Ingle
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GLOWORM-META: Modelling gastrointestinal nematode metapopulation dynamics to inform cattle biosecurity research
Abstract Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) parasite infections in grazing livestock cause significant disease, and are responsible for estimated annual losses of over 1.8 billion euros in Europe alone. The management of GINs in cattle is threatened by anthelmintic drug resistance (AR). Immediate action is needed to slow the progression of AR in cattle GINs and avoid the increasingly common scenario of multiple drug resistance seen in sheep.
Jasper seniors to graduate tonight
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com JASPER — Jasper High School's Class of 2021 will graduate at 6:30 p.m. tonight in the high school gymnasium. There are 262 graduates in the class. The class' valedictorian is Addison Clauss; the salutatorian is Bennett Schmitt. Addison Clauss Addison is the daughter of Phil and Jamie (Mehringer) Clauss of Jasper. She served as a member of the Student Council and was president of the council her senior year.
Suspect shot outside CIA from Dubois Co
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com An armed man fatally shot by the FBI Monday outside CIA Headquarters in McLean, Virginia, was from Dubois County, confirmed Dubois County Sheriff Tom Kleinhelter. According to news reports, Roy Gordon Cole was shot by an FBI special agent after a "security incident" outside the headquarters during which Cole allegedly emerged from his vehicle with a weapon. He was transported to the hospital and later died from his injuries.
Herald moves to new downtown location
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com JASPER — The Herald has moved to a new location in downtown Jasper. The newspaper office is now located in suite 302 on the third floor of the Old National Bank building at One DCB Plaza, Jasper. The Herald had been at its previous location at 216 E. Fourth St. since 1963. “With the printing of The Herald in Owensboro, Kentucky, it made more sense to move our staff into a smaller space at the Old National Bank building,” said Herald Publisher Courtney Shuttle.
Clerk: Election 'a success' in Dubois County
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com JASPER — Dubois County Clerk Amy Kippenbrock was pleased with how the General Election ran in Dubois County. "I think it went great," she said Wednesday. "We had a great number of voter turnout and voters were responsible in coming early." A total of 54.08% of the county's registered voters voted in the four weeks leading up to Election Day on Tuesday.
Twins, triplets and six other children keep Hoosier family hopping
Nikkia (Speedy) Anders quickly goes from washer to washer at the Circle A Food Mart laundromat in Birdseye, filling them with detergent. Her family's clothing is already loaded. One of her youngest, then 10-month-old Jerrad, clings to her leg. "OK, you can be my big helpers," the mother turns and says to her three youngest girls who are sitting at a nearby table sucking on Tootsie pops and playing on their LeapPads.
Ireland school awarded Blue Ribbon status
Photo provided Ireland Elementary students celebrate Thursday the school receiving the National Blue Ribbon Schools Award. By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com IRELAND — Ireland Elementary School is one of eight Indiana schools to receive the 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award from the U.S. Department of Education. “It is an absolute honor for our students, staff and community to receive this,” said Principal Shannon Bauer.
County unemployment rate takes drop
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com Dubois County’s unemployment rate fell 1.7 percent from July to August. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported Dubois County unemployment at 4.5 percent for August, down from 6.2 percent in July. According to the data, Dubois County had a workforce of 22,964 for August. Of that 21,927 were employed and 1,037 were unemployed. By way of comparison, Dubois County’s unemployment rate in August 2019 was 3.2 percent.
Trial next week for appeal of Riverview air permit
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com DALE — Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life will take another step next week in the group’s quest to stop Riverview Energy from building a $2.5 billion coal-to-diesel plant in Dale. A trial for the advocacy group’s appeal to Riverview Energy’s air quality permit that was approved by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management will start on Tuesday and run through Thursday in Indianapolis.
COVID-19 a continuing concern at nursing homes
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com The state started reporting COVID-19 nursing home data last week, however, the data is presented in a way to protect privacy, thus limiting what is shared. The Herald decided to reach out to local nursing homes, asking them to share the number of cases they have experienced at their facilities. As of this morning at St. Charles Health Campus in Jasper, 18 of the facility’s 89 residents and nine of its 97 employees are currently presumed positive for COVID-19.
Corrections, jail to get body scanners
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com JASPER — If all goes as planned, Dubois County Community Corrections and the county jail will each be outfitted with a body scanner that will scan inmates and corrections participants when they return to the facilities. Dubois County Emergency Management Agency Director Tammy Humbert and Dubois County Sheriff Tom Kleinhelter requested $278,000 for two scanners from the Dubois County Council on Monday.
Council to add school bus stop-arm cameras to budget
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com JASPER — The Dubois County Council has decided to move forward with a request from county school superintendents to provide funding for school bus stop-arm cameras. The council approved Monday putting $13,200 in the 2021 budget — the budget will be discussed in August — for the cameras.
County urged to do its part after virus deaths
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com Two COVID-19-related deaths have been confirmed in Dubois County. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the loss of our first resident of Dubois County to novel coronavirus (COVID-19),” said Dubois County Health Officer Dr. Ted Waflart in a prepared statement Monday afternoon. A similar statement was released late this morning when the Dubois County Health Department announced the county's second death.
Spaulding ‘cautiously optimistic’ curve will stay flat
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com Jo Ann Spaulding said it’s difficult to predict what will happen with COVID-19. “So much depends on everyone doing their part,” the Dubois County Health Department’s administrative director said.
Spaulding: State’s test numbers for county inaccurate
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com JASPER — As the Dubois County Health Department confirmed today, the fourth positive case of novel coronavirus has occurred in the county, and the Indiana State Department of Health reported that 23 county residents have been tested for the virus.
Hospital working daily to meet community needs
Marlena Sloss/The Herald A sign points to Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center's alternative screening site at 695 W. Second St. in Jasper. The site is for patients who do not require emergency department services, but who have symptoms of fever, cough and respiratory congestion or shortness of breath.
Test denial frustrates ill woman
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com Angela Wells is frustrated and confused. The 50-year-old Otwell woman has exhibited all the symptoms of COVID-19, but was diagnosed this week with pneumonia. Her discharge papers call her diagnosis “an infection concerning for possible COVID-19,” and call for her to self-quarantine at home. She says she was not specifically tested for COVID-19.
County on high alert for coronavirus
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com As of 10:05 a.m. this morning, Dubois County did not have any positive cases of COVID-19 under investigation, according to a Facebook update from Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. The Indiana State Department of Health reports 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, statewide and 73 people have been tested in the state.
Group takes ‘first step’ in moving appeal forward
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com DALE — The most important step Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life took in 2019, according to the advocacy group’s leader, Mary Hess, was to challenge Riverview Energy and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management by appealing Riverview’s air quality permit.
Collaboration brings immigration-related service
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com JASPER — Thanks to a partnership between the Latino Collaboration Table and Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center, the hospital will soon begin offering a civil surgeon service. The service includes medical exams for individuals who are applying to change their status with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Pursuits of Happiness: Martial Arts
Photos by Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald Instructor Alex Mlsna of Huntingburg spars with Brogan Stenftenagel, 9, of Ireland, during an Integrity Martial Arts class at VUJ in Jasper on Dec. 17. By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com Alex Mlsna decided to get into martial arts because he was a runt. As a fifth-grader, he was 4 feet, 8 inches tall and weighed 83 pounds. “I was always very competitive, but small,” the Huntingburg man said.
Air Force showed Vietnam vet the world
Photos by Marlena Sloss/The Herald Allen Niehaus of Huntingburg holds a photograph of himself from 1966, when he served in the U.S. Air Force. By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com Allen Niehaus, 77, knew nothing about military service when he enlisted in May 1961. But when the U.S. Air Force recruiter offered the Huntingburg teen and his buddies 10-cent beers, “that was it,” he says. Allen decided he wanted to serve his country as a heavy equipment operator.
Hub 19 highlights districts’ collaboration
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com JASPER — Hub 19’s Jim Mehling believes if you bring the right people into the room, good things will happen. And that’s exactly what has happened, he says, with Regional Opportunity Initiatives and Hub 19.
Third time not quite a charm for Lady Wildcats
Photos by Sarah Ann Jump/The Herald Jasper's Isabelle Hopf spikes the ball past Castle's Carly Harpenau and Natalie Niehaus during Saturday's volleyball sectional championship in Jasper. Castle defeated Jasper in four sets. By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com JASPER — They weren’t strangers. In fact, it was the third time the Jasper Lady Wildcats had met the Castle Knights in the Class 4A sectional volleyball finals in as many years.
Crouch: Embrace uniqueness, work together
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com JASPER — Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch will always remember an important lesson her father taught her. When kids made fun of her height, her father said it was because those kids were insecure. He suggested she turn the teasing into a joke she was in on. So, when it happened again, she responded with a “ho, ho, ho.” The teasing stopped.
Miss Latina plans to use title as platform
Photos by Kaiti Sullivan/The Herald 2019 Miss Latina Queen Deisy Sandoval, 17, left, hugs her mom, Noemi Gonzalez, both of Jasper, after the Latino Culture Fest Pageant at Southridge High School in Huntingburg on Sunday. By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com HUNTINGBURG — On Sunday, Deisy Sandoval was named 2019 Miss Latina Queen, and wants to use the title as a platform to speak to the Latino community.
Groups appeal Riverview coal-to-diesel air permit
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com DALE — Two groups concerned about potentially “dangerous air pollution” from a proposed coal-to-diesel plant for Dale have filed an appeal to an air quality permit the Indiana Department of Environmental Management approved for the project last month. Earthjustice prepared the appeal on behalf of Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life and Valley Watch.
Groups file complaints over Riverview-related records
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com The Dubois County Democratic Party and Hoosiers for Justice have filed five complaints with the Public Access Counselor’s Office in Indianapolis against two state legislators and three agencies, alleging they are in violation of Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act. The two groups filed APRA requests in May with Gov. Eric Holcomb, Vice President Mike Pence, State Rep. Stephen Bartels, State Rep. Shane Lindauer, State Sen. Mark Messmer, State Sen.
IDEM approves air permit for $2.5B Dale plant
DALE — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has approved an air permit for Riverview Energyto build a $2.5 billion coal-to-diesel plant in Dale. After nearly a year and a half of review, the permit was issued Tuesday, according to an air quality permit search on the state agency’s website. The plant would be the U.S.’s first direct coal-hydrogenation project. The process, Riverview has said, would make ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, but would not burn or gasify coal.
Veteran recalls ‘trying to stay alive’ in South Pacific
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com JASPER — John William “Bill” Bowling, 97, remembers being told at basic training in Parris Island, South Carolina, “Don’t try to escape this island, because if you don’t get shot, the sharks will get you.” It was enough to keep his 20-year-old self and his fellow Marine recruits in line. Training for the Marines was tough. Bill marched through South Carolina swamps. He hiked 10 to 15 miles a day. The days were hot and they were long.
Research highlights Hagan as trailblazer for women
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com Ida Hagan photo courtesy of Glenda Steele One of the early pioneers of women in pharmacy in Indiana got her start in Dubois County. Ida Hagan was the first documented African American female pharmacist in the state, according to extensive research by Glenda (Becher) Steele of Plainfield. Steele was born in Huntingburg to Imelda (Uebelhor) and Raymond “Pete” Becher.
Diocese releases list of priests accused of sexual abuse
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com The Catholic Diocese of Evansville released Friday the names of its priests who are credibly accused of sexually abusing minors or adults who habitually lack the use of reason. In response to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse in August, the Evansville diocese had announced in September that it would collect and release the names sometime this year.
Why Dale was chosen for direct coal hydrogenation plant
CHRISNEY — “It’s a matter of location,” Riverview Energy President Gregory Merle said as to why his company chose Dale for its proposed direct coal hydrogenation plant. He was speaking to hundreds of people who attended the Lincolnland Economic Development Corporation’s annual luncheon Friday afternoon at the Spencer County Youth & Community Center in Chrisney.
IDEM gets an earful on coal-to-diesel permit for proposed $2.5B Dale plant
LINCOLN CITY — More than 400 people gathered in the Heritage Hills High School auditorium Wednesday evening to voice their concerns about or support of a proposed $2.5 billion coal-to-diesel plant for Dale. The public hearing was hosted by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, the agency tasked with deciding whether to issue Riverview Energy an air permit for the proposed project, which would sit on more than 500 acres of land annexed into the Town of Dale last year.
Commissioners back state permit for $2.5B coal-to-diesel plant in Dale
ROCKPORT — The Spencer County Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday in favor of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management approving Riverview Energy’s air permit application.
IDEM: Coal-to-diesel plant will not have ‘significant impacts’
DALE — An Indiana Department of Environmental Management analysis has determined that Riverview Energy’s coal-to-diesel plant proposed for Dale will not have a significant impact on air quality and overall health in the region. In a draft air permit released to the public last week, IDEM concluded that while the facility will release pollutants, modeling shows the amounts within national standards.
Jasper Cash Saver to close with Buehler Inc. bankruptcy
By OLIVIA INGLE oingle@dcherald.com JASPER — Buehler Inc. and Buehler LLC, Jasper-based companies with 15 grocery stores across Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky, have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The companies, which own Save-A-Lot and Cash Saver stores, plan to close three stores sometime in early November — the Cash Saver Market in Jasper, and Save-A-Lots in Seymour and Louisville, Kentucky.
Author aims to help women ‘tune into God’
ST. MEINRAD — Agnes Kovacs of Santa Claus hopes she can help expose women to a wider range of prayer. “It really is that we have our personal preferences and sometimes we just stick with those,” said Kovacs, the director of continuing formation at the Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology.
Partnership will train nurses in primary care
The College of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of Southern Indiana has received a four-year grant of more than $2 million to increase the number of registered nurses trained in primary care in rural communities.The college will enter four academic practice partnerships to do so; those partnerships will be with Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center and the Dubois County Health Department in Jasper, and Gibson General Hospital and the Gibson County Health Department in...
Forum addresses proposed $2.5B coal-to-diesel plant for Spencer Co.
FERDINAND — Project ACORN, formed two years ago with a mission of wellness and enhancing quality of life in the area, hosted a forum this week at Forest Park Junior-Senior High School where the speakers sought to inform the audience of their understanding of a $2.5 billion direct-coal hydrogenation plant proposed for Dale.The forum was hosted by Project ACORN and sponsored by the Sierra Club and Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life, groups that have publicly opposed the project...
Shooting like deja vu for Noblesville woman
NOBLESVILLE — When an announcement came over the intercom at Noblesville West Middle School on the morning of May 25 saying it was not a drill and that there was an active shooter in the building, Jasper native Shelly (Seifert) Alexander said a wave overtook her. A wave of panic.
Historic Lincoln desk finds its way back home
LINCOLN CITY — A wooden desk believed to have been made by Thomas Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's father, has a new home at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Lincoln City, thanks to a Jasper family.The desk had been in his father, John Fierst's side of the family for several generations, according to Tom Fierst of Jasper.
Historic Lincoln desk finds its way back home
LINCOLN CITY, Ind. (AP) — A wooden desk believed to have been made by Thomas Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's father, has a new home at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Lincoln City, thanks to a Jasper family.The desk had been in his father, John Fierst's side of the family for several generations, according to Tom Fierst of Jasper.
Historic Lincoln desk finds its way back home
LINCOLN CITY, Ind. (AP) — A wooden desk believed to have been made by Thomas Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's father, has a new home at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Lincoln City, thanks to a Jasper family.The desk had been in his father, John Fierst's side of the family for several generations, according to Tom Fierst of Jasper.
Historic Lincoln desk finds its way back home
LINCOLN CITY, Ind. (AP) — A wooden desk believed to have been made by Thomas Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's father, has a new home at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Lincoln City, thanks to a Jasper family.The desk had been in his father, John Fierst's side of the family for several generations, according to Tom Fierst of Jasper.
Historic Lincoln desk finds its way back home
LINCOLN CITY, Ind. (AP) — A wooden desk believed to have been made by Thomas Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's father, has a new home at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Lincoln City, thanks to a Jasper family.The desk had been in his father, John Fierst's side of the family for several generations, according to Tom Fierst of Jasper.
Historic Lincoln desk finds its way back home
LINCOLN CITY, Ind. — A wooden desk believed to have been made by Thomas Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s father, has a new home at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Lincoln City, thanks to a Jasper family. The desk had been in his father, John Fierst’s side of the family for several generations, according to Tom Fierst of Jasper. Through a lot of research over the years, the family compiled the history behind the historic piece of furniture.
Historic Lincoln desk finds its way back home
LINCOLN CITY, Ind. (AP) — A wooden desk believed to have been made by Thomas Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's father, has a new home at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Lincoln City, thanks to a Jasper family.The desk had been in his father, John Fierst's side of the family for several generations, according to Tom Fierst of Jasper.
Historic Lincoln desk finds its way back home
LINCOLN CITY, Ind. (AP) — A wooden desk believed to have been made by Thomas Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's father, has a new home at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Lincoln City, thanks to a Jasper family.The desk had been in his father, John Fierst's side of the family for several generations, according to Tom Fierst of Jasper.
Historic Lincoln desk finds its way back home
LINCOLN CITY, Ind. (AP) — A wooden desk believed to have been made by Thomas Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's father, has a new home at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Lincoln City, thanks to a Jasper family.The desk had been in his father, John Fierst's side of the family for several generations, according to Tom Fierst of Jasper.
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