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Yard Sales & Large Trash Pick Up Coming up In Crothersville

Oct 1, 2025 | Local News

The Greater Crothersville Community Yard Sale will be this Saturday, Oct. 4. To see where yard sales are being held or to sign up for yard sales go to the town of Crothersville Facebook page or call town hall at 812-793-2311. The fall installment of the town’s large...

Closure Planned On State Road 135 In Freetown

Oct 1, 2025 | Local News

Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Geostabilization International (GSI) is scheduled to close State Road 135 just south of State Road 58 on or after today, October 1, to perform slide correction work in Freetown. The closure will take place on S.R. 135...

Fire Destroys Scottsburg Apartment Building

Sep 24, 2025 | Local News

Firefighters continued with mop up efforts and extinguishing hot spots late Tuesday morning after a fire destroyed the National Apartments in Scottsburg. None of the residents were injured in the fire. Nine families were left homeless following an early morning fire...

Jackson County Solid Waste Receives IDEM Award

Sep 24, 2025 | Local News

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) presented the 2025 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence to six recipients during the 28th Annual Indiana Partners for Sustainability’s Annual Conference and Tradeshow in Indianapolis. Jackson County...

Local Musician Releases New CD ‘Old Sad Songs’

Sep 24, 2025 | Local News

Jackson County-based folksinger and songwriter Joe Persinger has released a new 10-track album entitled “Old Sad Songs.”  Persinger hastened to explain that all the songs are not old or sad. “That’s just the name of one of my new original tunes, and it’s actually...