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Another Change-Up At Crothersville Town Hall

Danieta Foster (left) takes the oath of office administered by Jackson County Clerk Melissa Hays while Foster’s mother, Sue Gullett, holds the family Bible. Citing personal and family reasons, Crothersville Clerk-Treasurer Staci Peters resigned her elected position...

Scott Deputies Confiscate Meth; 4 Sent To Jail;

Four people were incarcerated in Scott County Jail last week on charges of possession or dealing in methamphetamine. On Thursday, July 29, Scott county Sheriff’s Deputies Kacey Reschar and Johnney Coomer conducted a traffic stop in rural Scott County.  Their...

Slowing Economy Caused By The Unvaccinated

Michael J. Hicks, PhD Professor of Economics Ball State University Just a few short months ago, economic optimism was strong. A fast recovery seemed imminent even if actual data revealing a rapid recovery was sparse. Businesses were beginning to re-open and hire, the...

Some Gentle Thoughts…Or Maybe Not

by Curt Kovener Mother nature has not been kind to her wilderness this year. With spring rains and strong winds, a number of trees have been tumbled to earth. Some are converted into logs for potential sale; the tops and inferior quality trees get processed into...