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Medora, Scottsburg, Scott County Awarded State Paving Grants

Medora, Scottsburg and Scott County were among the 241 communities sharing in $101 million in state matching funds for local road projects through Community Crossings, a component of the Governor’s Next Level Roads program it was announced last week.The Town of Medora...

Scott, Jackson Counties Go Red With COVID

Not paying attention, gathering in public and not wearing a mask has resulted in the Indiana State Department of Health placing Jackson and Scott Counties as red counties indicating rapidly increasing numbers and positive tests for COVID-19.To be placed in the most...

State Mandated Work Means A 67% Sewer Rate Increase

Beginning the first of the new year, Crothersville sewer rates will increase by 67% to pay for an Indiana Department of Environmental Management CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow) order to treat surface water which flows to the town’s sewer systems.The rate increase will...

Traffic Stop Results In Drug Charges

On Friday, Nov. 27, Scott County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnney Coomer attempted to conduct a traffic stop in rural Scott County. The driver of the vehicle refused to stop resulting in a pursuit.“A short time later the pursuit ended and the driver and passenger were...

Scott Deputies Make Arrests

Nearly $6,000, Meth, Pills, Needles & Drug Paraphernalia Seized In a pre-Thanksgiving round-up last Tuesday, Nov. 24, deputies with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office descended on two different locations in Scottsburg following up on drug activity tips.The...