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Seniors To Learn “A Matter Of Balance”

The fear of falling can be just as dangerous as falling itself. Seniors who develop this fear often limit their activities which can result in severe physical weakness making the risk of falling even greater. The Crothersville Senior Citizens Center will host an...

First Ripe Tomato*?

While many Jackson County residents have been dealing with snow and sub-freezing temperatures, rural Crothersville resident Mike Brumett has been dealing with ripe tomatoes. While laying claim to the first ripe tomato of 2011, Brumett acknowledged that his hothouse...

Town Gets $1.4 Million Grant For Sewer Project

A combined sewer overflow project in Crothersville received a $1,428,908 grant sooner than expected. The announcement of funding approval got the town council’s year off to a pleasant start at last week’s first of the new year meeting. “I...

Cops’ Copper Copped

Officers with the Indiana State Police are investigating the theft of copper from one of their radio tower sites. On Friday Master Trooper David McKalip was dispatched to the Indiana State Police radio tower site on County Road SW 60 in Decatur County on a report of...

Senior Citizens Beware

An elderly Crothersville woman received a phone call last week asking for help which turned out to be a scam. The local woman, who will remain unidentified to avoid embarrassment and possible future scams, said she received a phone call from a young man who claimed to...

Winter Feeding

The Crothersville area enjoyed a rare white Christmas last month prompting wildbirds to seek nourishment from human friends. A lone woodpecker seemed to be seeking divine intervention from a Franciscan statue to avoid the gang of cardinals engaged in a feeding frenzy...