Oct 28, 2020 | Local News
Erica Riley, 30, of Underwood, who had pled guilty to a level 2 felony of dealing in methamphetamine was sentenced on Friday by Scott Circuit Court Judge Jason Mount to 8 years in prison followed by two years on home detention, then will have six years of probation...
Oct 28, 2020 | Local News
by Lee H. HamiltonAs the Senate held hearings and debated the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, attention understandably focused on the policy implications of a 6th conservative vote. What got less notice was an important political fact: If...
Oct 28, 2020 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener All Hollow’s Eve is this Saturday, but how did it get to be what it is today?Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago, mostly in the area that is now Ireland, the...
Oct 28, 2020 | Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICENotice of Variance Hearing: Donnie and Greg Goodin. Request a variance change from R-1 to R-2,Location: 360 W Cross Street, Austin, IN 47102.The meeting will be on November 4, 2020 at 5:00 P.M. at the Austin City Hall.10/28, 11/4 hspaxlp LEGAL NOTICENOTICE...
Oct 21, 2020 | Local News
An increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases for Jackson County has resulted in Crothersville Schools to make changes, according to school superintendent Dr. Terry Goodin.Last week, while schools were on fall break, the Indiana State Department of Health...
Oct 21, 2020 | Local News
A Scottsburg woman sustained fatal injuries in a three-vehicle crash on East State Road 56 Thursday afternoon, Oct. 15. Beth A. Senatore, 63, of South Main Street in Scottsburg, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Scott County Coroner.The accident occurred around...
Oct 21, 2020 | Local News
Town of Crothersville will begin street-side leaf pickup on Monday, Oct. 26. Pickups will take place weekly on Mondays through the end of November.Residents are asked to rake leaves as close to the roadway as possible without obstructing storm drains and ditches. No...
Oct 21, 2020 | Local News
Crothersville Boy Scout Troop 522 will be retiring American flags in a respectful, solemn ceremony at Countryside Park this Saturday, Oct. 24, at 2 p.m.Flags that have been placed in the drop box at the library will be retired.The public is invited to bring flags that...
Oct 21, 2020 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener There isn’t anything funny about the cemeteries around Jackson and Scott Counties. At one time though there was prose etched onto tombstones. Today it is a name and a beginning and ending date separated by a dash.And there is a lot of living...
Oct 21, 2020 | Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICEVOUCHER TO BE PRESENTED TO SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSIONERSCourt Claim to be approved 11/4/2020Deck The Walls, 137.41; Jason Mount, 50.00; Joas & Stotts, 55.50; Marsha Owens Howser, 50.00; Matthew Bender & Co Lexis, 199.10; Quill Corp., 249.53; Thomson...
