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Farmland Owners To Pay Higher Property Taxes In 2014

Indiana’s farmland owners will pay higher property taxes in 2014 on the heels of an increase in the base rate for assessed land value, Purdue Extension agricultural economist Larry DeBoer says. The base rate, which is the starting point for calculating taxes on...

Police Investigating Rash Of Burglaries

Area law enforcement agencies are investigating a string of burglaries in Crothersville and surrounding area since the first of the month. Crothersville Chief of Police Richard Hanlin said his department is investigating three home burglaries and a business break-in...

Foundation Family Medicine Moves To Downtown Austin

Dr. William Cooke has announced that he has moved his practice to 25 W. Main Street in Austin to expand his practice from 8 patient rooms to 15.  To help keep his patients safe and contain germs, Dr. Cooke has included two waiting areas, one for well people and one...

Austin Man Trapped When Semi Overturns

An Austin truck driver, trapped in his overturned semi on I-65 for about two hours Thursday morning, was flown to University Hospital in Louisville after emergency workers extricated him. Tracy Ogden, 43, of Austin had injuries to his lower extremities and a...

It May Be Flu But Maybe It’s Not

Many of the schools in Jackson County have noted an increase in the number of absences recently. There are a variety of “viral” illnesses being reported in the community right now, most of which are typical for this time of year, according to Lin Montgomery, public...