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Sandhill Crane Event At Wildlife Refuge Saturday

A ”Celebration of Cranes” event will be held at the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge this Saturday, Feb. 10. “Mid-February is usually a big migration time for Sandhill cranes through Jackson County and there should be many thousands of birds in the area,” said...

Local Postmaster Transitions To Retirement

  Crothersville Postmaster Carolyn King will close her 37-year career with the local post office Friday. A reception honoring her will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, in the post office lobby.     Carolyn King, Crothersville’s postmaster for nearly 20...

3 Bag Limit On Weekly Trash

Crothersville residents are reminded that Rumpke will only pick up three bags of trash from each residence during weekly trash pick up. The bags can be up to a 30 gallon size. If you have more than three bags, you can purchase special tags for 75¢ each at Town Hall...

Snowy Owls Heading South For Food

Snowy Owls, native to the Arctic and northern Canada, are being seen with more frequency as far south as southern Indiana. A changing climate may be one of the reasons. Wildlife experts observe that as populations increase in the frigid northern climes the owls...

Nope, Sorry: Harsh Winter Doesn’t Decrease Summertime Insects

As temperatures plummet into the single digits, people will often seek any silver lining in the cold, cold days and nights. A common theory is that bitter cold winters lead to fewer bugs — pests like gnats and mosquitoes — come summertime. But Tim Gibb, a professor of...