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O’Mara Contractors Awarded Crothersville CSO Bid

Nov 11, 2020 | Local News

With nine contractors submitting bids for the $6.4 million Combined Sewer Overflow project, town officials called the bidding “very competitive”.Dave O’Mara Contractors of North Vernon was the lowest bidder for the project. The Crothersville Town Council at last...

Drug Charges Send 5 To Jail

Nov 11, 2020 | Local News

Scott County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested five on a variety of drug charges last week.On Friday, Oct. 30, Deputy John Hartman observed suspicious activity taking place in a vehicle on Zion Road. After talking with the driver, Dallas Knight, 25, of Bedford, Knight was...

COVID-19 Cases Rising Here; Hospitals Urge Added Precautions

Nov 11, 2020 | Local News

As COVID-19 positive cases rise – threatening to reach the highest points yet – two leading southcentral Indiana health systems are partnering to raise awareness of the current and continued dangerous effects of the pandemic and urge area residents to stay vigilant in...

Republicans Sweep In Scott County Races

Nov 4, 2020 | Local News

An unprecedented historical sweep of all contested offices Have put Republicans in power in Scott county after the first of the year.Incumbent Democrat commissioner representing District 1 Robert C. (Bob) Tobias was defeated in his re-election bid by Republican Randy...

GOP Dominates In Jackson County

Nov 4, 2020 | Local News

The final results of the general election results for Jackson County were released shortly after 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The totals include the absentee votes (from early voting).More than 10,000 people voted early, while more than 9,000 voted on Election Day. In...

Jerry Goodin Named Indiana ‘Sheriff of the Year’

Nov 4, 2020 | Local News

In only his second year of a first term, the Indiana Sheriff’s Association has named Scott County Sheriff Jerry Goodin as Sheriff of The Year, according to ISA Executive Director Stephen P. Luce.Goodin, a first term Democrat Scott County native, was chosen as the...