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Community Invited to “Christmas for Cora” Fundraiser on December 13 Dubois County Solid Waste Annual Christmas Light Recycling Program to Continue Through Mid-January “Praying with Chant” Workshop to be Held by Saint Meinrad Institute for Sacred Music Hoosiers Urged to Protect Homes from Frozen Pipes During Winter Cold Snaps Indiana State Police Jasper Post Welcomes New Patrol K-9 “Leo”

ISAC Annual Invasive Garlic Mustard Pull Results

Twenty bags and 400 pounds of invasive garlic mustard bit the dust this evening thanks to :Richard “Digger” Tretter, Amelia, Izzy and Oliver Schipp, Megan Schipp (not pictured), Bill and Alex Potter, Alvin Hoppenjans , Emily Finch, Miriam Ash, Jamie Winner, Cheri Winner, Judi Brown, Barb Welp (not pictured), and Carla Striegel-Winner (not pictured).

Focus on Survivors: National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

Aiming to put focus on survivors, The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute is observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week from April 23rd through April 29th with this year’s campaign theme “Survivor Voices: Elevate. Engage. Effect Change.” A report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics revealed that in 2021, the most recent year for which this data is available, 4.6 million violent victimizations and 11.7 million property crimes occurred. Indiana was infamously among states with higher rates of property crimes than the national average.

Medication Take-Back Event Results

Organizers counted a total of 255 local participants at the Jasper State Police Post and St. Anthony and Ireland Fire Department collection sites on Saturday, April 22nd.

Tri-Cap RSVP Director, Rachel Trabant, announced 419.1 pounds of discarded medications along with recycled cardboard and plastic bags. Each of these efforts reduces contamination of our water system and reduces risks for potential, accidental overdose or ingestion of outdated or incorrect medication.