Nov 3, 2021 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener November rains always bring cold. With recent and predicted rains bringing chills to my bones, I opted to spend time inside in the quiet of the wilderness retreat. I have been trying to collect some of those large hickory nuts with thin hulls and thin...
Nov 3, 2021 | Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE The City of Austin Parks Board will offer for sale “AS IS” to the highest bidder by sealed bids a Polaris Xpress 300 4-Wheeler. All sealed bids MUST be received in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall no later than 12:00 p.m., Friday, November 12, 2021. The...
Oct 27, 2021 | Local News
Aisin Drivetrain Inc. held a celebration last Monday in observance of their quarter of a century of manufacturing in Crothersville. To celebrate the company made $10,000 gifts to the town and school.Left to right representing the town of Crothersville were councilmen...
Oct 27, 2021 | Local News
Jeremy Cockerham A Crothersville man armed with a gun held police from four departments at bay for 7 1/2 hours in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Oct. 19, before surrendering. According to Crothersville Asst. Chief of Police Jonathon Tabor, he and CPD officer...
Oct 27, 2021 | Local News
After the Scott County Commissioners voted earlier this year to end a needle exchange program in the county claiming it enabled and encouraged drug use, the City of Austin will consider offering their own program citing public health issues to help prevent the spread...
Oct 27, 2021 | Local News
In the early morning hours last Wednesday, Oct. 20, Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputies and Crothersville Police served a Jackson Superior Court 1 warrant which resulting in the arrest of five people on drug related charges. The focus of the warrant, Leroy D. Whitaker,...
Oct 27, 2021 | Local News
Six people were incarcerated on a variety of felony or misdemeanor charges last week, according to Scott County Sheriff Jerry Goodin. At 11:18 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16 Deputy William Morris arrested Poppy Brown, 33 of Jasper for public intoxication, resisting law...
Oct 27, 2021 | Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE OPERATION OF A SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN YOU ARE HEREBY notified a Public Hearing will be conducted on November 9, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. at the Austin City Hall, 80 W. Main St.,...
Oct 20, 2021 | Local News
Scott County Sheriff’s Deputies remained busy last week arresting 11 on a variety of drug related charges. On Thursday, Oct. 7, at 11:40 am, Scott County Jail Transport Officer Russell Combs arrested Jeremy Howard, 37, Hanover on a court warrant for failure to appear...
Oct 20, 2021 | Local News
Traditionally, southern Indiana has been justly celebrated for its gloriously colorful fall foliage. The hills and forests of Brown, Jackson and Scott counties would seem a natural destination for those who love to indulge in leaf peeping, the practice of traveling...
