An investigation that began in early July by Scott County Sheriff’s Detective Jacklyn Shofner resulted in the arrest of a Lawrence County man for child solicitation. On Wednesday, Aug. 18, Lance Alan Jacobs, 38, of Bedford, was arrested by Bedford Police Department on...

Three people were sentenced to prison the last week of August, according to Scott County Prosecutor Chris Owens Bradley Green, of Austin, was sentenced to 12 years with the Indiana Department of Correction for dealing in a narcotic drug with a prior conviction. Eight...

Critical violations are defined as a provision of the Retail Food Establishment Sanitation Requirements, Title 410 IAC 7-24 that, if in noncompliance, is more likely than other violations to significantly contribute to food contamination, illness, or environmental...

A good kind of perfect storm may be coming together to benefit Crothersville Community Schools. Ordinarily, the costs of replacement of a 20-year-old roof would not be met with excitement. But with federal CARES funding for education and a decision to install solar...

As if the resurgence of COVID-19 wasn't enough, the Indiana State Department of Health has announced that mosquito pools have tested positive for West Nile Virus. This is the first sign of the virus in Scott County this year. ISDH officials state that citizens should...