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Foster, Wilson Re-Elected To Lead Crothersville Town Council

Danieta Foster was re-elected as president of the Crothersville Town Council when the local governing body met Jan. 8. Councilman Lenvel ‘Butch’ Robinson made a motion to name Bob Lyttle president, but it died for lack of a second. Councilwoman Brenda Holzworth then...

Sandhill Cranes Return

For the past month flocks Sandhill Cranes have been dining on harvested grain fields in Jackson and Scott Counties. The seasonally migratory birds can be heard by their distinctive trilling call. Large flocks of the birds can be found south of Seymour in harvested...

Over 250 Names Removed From Scott Voter List

As a result of the 2016 Voter List Maintenance (VLM) project conducted by the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office, 252 voter registrations in Scott County were recently cancelled, according to Scott County Clerk Missy Applegate. All of the registrations had two...

Making Gingerbread Houses At The Library

Eleven-year-old Kaia Davis (left) concentrates as she squeezes more icing onto her gingerbread house while Sara Slone (at right) taste tests the sticky confection. Last Thursday 40 area youngsters (and a couple of oldsters) took part in the annual holiday tradition at...

City of Austin Bans Smoking In Public Places

Using Tobacco, E-Cigarettes Can Mean A $25 Fine In January smoking in public places will be against the law inside Austin city limits. At their Dec. 10 meeting, the Austin City Council voted unanimously to ban smoking of tobacco and e-cigarettes in public places. That...