Select Page

Rural Scott County Man Arrested For Child Molesting

Paul Shepherd Jr., 19, of South Slate Ford Road in Lexington Township, was arrested in the evening hours of Wednesday, Feb. 13, for child molestation, child exploitation and child seduction, according to Scott county Sheriff Jerry Goodin. The arrest stems from a...

Primary Races Set In Austin & Scottsburg

Crothersville, Medora and Brownstown Have An Aug. 1 Filing Deadline The noon deadline last Friday passed and May 7 primary elections have been set in Austin and Scottsburg with a number of candidates seeking office. In Austin, four Democrats and two Republicans are...

Chain Of Crashes On I-65 Results In Injuries & Arrests

A single-vehicle crash and arrest for driving while intoxicated was the start to a series of three crashes on I-65 that sent four to area hospitals and involved a total of ten vehicles mid-day Friday Around noon on Friday, the Indiana State Police received calls...

Crothersville Opens Bids To Pave 12 Streets This Year

The Crothersville Town Council was smiling last week when several bids for the next phase of paving in the community came in under the engineer’s estimate. Dave O’Mara Contractors of North Vernon was the apparent low bidder for milling and paving up to 12 streets...

Scouts Seek Shoes For Camp

Crothersville Scout Troop 522 is collecting gently-used shoes. “The Troop’s goal is to collect 2,500 pairs by April 30 in order to raise $1,000 for summer camp,” said Steve Plasse, scoutmaster. Donations can be made at the troop meetings at the First...

Austin Man Arrested After Selling Marijuana Candy

Scott County Sheriff’s Deputies received a tip last week of dealing and manufacturing marijuana products in an apartment complex on Red Oak Way in the near northside of Austin. Candy laced with marijuana were allegedly being made and sold, according to Scott County...