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Covid Grinch Steals Community Christmas Events

The spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Jackson and Scott County has resulted in planned traditional holiday events to be cancelled.Holiday parades and events in Crothersville, Austin and Scottsburg have all been cancelled this year due to rising number of COVID...

Fatal Fire In Austin

Fatal Fire Scene Indiana State Police detectives and crime scene investigators are conducting a death investigation after an early morning house fire in Austin last week.Shortly before 5 a.m. Tuesday Nov. 17, the Jennings Township Fire Department and Austin City...

Fire Station Planned For Northern Vernon Township

The Vernon Township Fire District is planning to construct an additional fire station along US 31 in northern Vernon Township, according to a legal notice published in this week’s Times.The fire district has a signed purchase agreement to buy a 5-acre parcel, located...

Rural Austin Woman Sentenced To 14 Years For Dealing Meth

Shelle Brooks, 49, of Austin was sentenced on Friday to 14 years for dealing methamphetamine. She will serve eight of those years in an Indiana prison and will have six years of probation after her release, according to Scott County Prosecutor Chris Owens.On June 11,...

First, You Get A Turkey…

1st Graders Share Recipes For Their Favorite Thanksgiving DishIn an annual Thanksgiving tradition, the Times presents first grader recipes for the holiday meal. We thank teachers from Crothersville Kara Lucas and Ashley Spicer for their help with this writing...