This is the online home of the Crothersville Times — the largest weekly newspaper in Jackson and Scott County — first online in 2000.
Crothersville Man Charged After Posting Prisoners’ Bond For Sex
A Crothersville man is free on a $45,000 bond after Scott County authorities charged him with five misdemeanor counts of making an unlawful proposition. Carl A. Wagner, 58, of the 400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, was booked into Scott County Jail just after 11 a.m....
Historic Hamacher Cabin Sold, Torn Down
The first home in Crothersville—a log cabin—built by the town’s founder, John Hamacher, in 1858 was torn down and removed on Labor Day. The cabin logs are believed to have been taken to a location in Switzerland County. The derelict and abandoned property at 301 E....
Freetown Man Sentenced To 7 Years for Trafficking In Machinegun Conversion Devices
Bailey Tyler Monde, 20, of Freetown, was sentenced seven years in federal prison on Aug. 31, by Eastern District of Kentucky U.S. Judge Robert E. Wier, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to unlawfully transfer machineguns and one count of unlawful transfer of a...
Town Honors Local Business
The Crothersville Town Council awarded their monthly certificate of appreciation for excellence in community service to Dale Schmelzle (left) and Katie Masters with The Thirsty Sportsman. The bar and restaurant was recognized for taking pride in helping the community...
Scott Commissioners Say “No” To Dollar General
Olivia P Tucker Times Reporter The Scott County Board of Commissioners voted against rezoning a parcel from agriculture to business on Highway 256 at their regular meeting on Sept. 6. Developer Tom Cowen from Zaremba Group in Lakewood, OH told the commissioners that...
Frank O’Bannon…Now He Was Somebody
by Curt Kovener It’s been 20 years…two decades… since he died. In that time a generation has passed; a new generation has taken their place. Many may have forgotten; many more may not know of the leadership, statesmanship, compromising consensus builder that was the...