This is the online home of the Crothersville Times — the largest weekly newspaper in Jackson and Scott County — first online in 2000.
Sorry, June — October is the Perfect Month
by Joseph F. Persinger in “The View from Poverty Ridge” The poet James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) asked the rhetorical question: “And what is so rare as a day in June?” My answer would be: “Just about any day in October.” October is such a dramatic month, bringing...
Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Scott County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of Scott County at their regular meeting place at Scott County Courthouse Annex, at 5:30 p.m....
Little York Man Arrested For Possession Of Child Pornography
A cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) led to the arrest last Wednesday of a Washington County man for possession of child pornography. Matthew T. Reid, 30, of South School Road in the Little York area of eastern Washington...
16 Parcels Sell At Scott Tax Sale For Over $134,000
When the Scott County delinquent property tax sale list was first advertised in late August there were 113 parcels with back taxes owed. By the time of last Friday’s tax sale on Oct. 6 began, that list had been pared down to 44 after property owners paid taxes owed...
Council Approves $5,000 Raise For Crothersville Police Officers
After first allowing a motion to provide a $5,000 retention bonus to die for lack of a second, the council approved amending the town’s salary ordinance giving local police officers a $5,000 raise next year. After councilman Jamy Greathouse’s motion for a $5,000...
Commissioners Support New Veterans Court Probation Officer
Olivia P Tucker Times Reporter The Scott County Board of Commissioners approved a new Veteran Court Probation Officer position at their regular meeting on Oct. 4. Scott Circuit Court Judge Jason Mount told the commissioners that Scott County shares a judicial district...