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The History Of Halloween

by Curt Kovener All Hallow’s Eve is tomorrow, but how did it get to be what it is today? Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago, mostly in the area that is now Ireland, the...

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS AND ALL OTHER PERSONS AFFECTED OF PUBLIC HEARINGS OF CROTHERSVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CONCERNING PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS TO ENTER INTO A LEASE, LEASES OR LEASE AMENDMENT(S) WITH RESPECT TO A SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND A PUBLIC...

39 Parcels Sell At Scott Tax Sale For Over $587,000

When the Scott County delinquent property tax sale list was first advertised early September there were 151 parcels with back taxes owed. By the time of last Friday’s tax sale on Oct. 18 began, that list had been pared down to 48 after property owners paid taxes owed...

Drinking At School With A Gun Lands Grandfather In Jail

A rural Scott County man was charged Oct. 9 with driving under the influence and possession of a firearm on school property while waiting to pick up his grandson . John S. Case, 63, of the 5000 block of White Tail Lane in Lexington Township was charged following the...