Jan 24, 2018 | Local News
Mark Boyer, a sixth-generation farmer in Miami County, plants corn and wheat crops but also sunflowers. The sunflower byproducts are sold through his Healthy Hoosier Oil as salad dressing and as a protein source for livestock. Boyer would like to diversify by growing...
Jan 17, 2018 | Local News
A Scott County Court search warrant issued in connection with a drug investigation at a residence on the southwest side of Austin resulted in five people being charged with a variety of drug related offenses. Indiana State Police Sgt. Jerry Goodin said troopers and...
Jan 17, 2018 | Local News
More than 300 units of township government in Indiana would be consolidated under a bill touted as one of the legislative priorities for House Republicans. House Bill 1005 would make it mandatory for trustee offices in townships with a population less than 1,200 to...
Jan 17, 2018 | Local News
Four townships in Jackson County would be in the crosshairs for consolidation if HB 1005 passes. Salt Creek Township in northwest Jackson County is the smallest township with a population of 347, according to the 2015 U.S. Census estimate. Grassy Fork Township, which...
Jan 10, 2018 | Local News
Town workers Roger Jewell (left) and Chris Mains dismantle targets at a gun range built surreptitiously on town property last month. The town council ordered the gun range, discovered at the old town dump, dismantled. A gun range built on town property north of...
Jan 10, 2018 | Local News
The Crothersville Town Council heard updates on town projects and made annual appointments to boards when they met on Jan. 2. Town Engineer Brad Bender told the council that the storm water project on the west side of town now substantially completed. “The new, larger...
