This is the online home of the Crothersville Times — the largest weekly newspaper in Jackson and Scott County — first online in 2000.
Former Scott County Sheriff, GOP Chairman Charged With Tax Evasion
Kenneth D. Hughbanks Kenneth D. Hughbanks, former Scott County Sheriff, Republican County Chairman and known associate of convicted Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel, was arrested by the State Police around 9 a.m. last Thursday morning and charged with felony tax...
Bill Abolishing Scott Court Passes Senate
Eleven mostly rural counties will lose judges under a bill passed 33-16 by the Indiana Senate last Tuesday, April 15. Scott Superior Court is one of those targeted for elimination House Bill 1144— which adds judges and magistrates in Elkhart, Hamilton, Lawrence and...
Bleak Indiana Budget Projects $2 Billion Less In Revenue
by: Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle In a sharp turnaround from the flush financial fortunes of the last budget cycle, Indiana’s projected revenue for the next budget cycle fell by $2 billion according to new forecast data released last Wednesday. The...
Schneck Offering Safe Sitter Programs In 4 Counties
Today’s babysitters need to know more than just the basics about keeping kids safe. Fortunately, the Schneck Foundation is offering Safe Sitter at no cost to participants. Safe Sitter provides young adults with an up-to-date and well-rounded youth development program...
Scott County Man Arrested for Child Battery
An Austin man was arrested after an Indiana State Police (ISP) investigation into alleged battery to a child. On Friday, April 4, Indiana State Police Trooper Kyle Taylor responded to a report of possible battery to a 4-year-old child. The incident allegedly occurred...
Box Culvert Replacement To Close State Road 160 In Washington County
Indiana Department of Transportation contractor E&B Paving, Inc. is scheduled to close State Road 160 approximately 6.6 miles east of Salem this week to complete a box culvert replacement project in Washington County. The closure will take place on S.R. 160...