Oct 19, 2016 | Local News
Photo & Story by Joseph F. Persinger When autumn’s colors explode across the fields and forests of Jackson County, many families participate in a longstanding tradition — the gathering of native persimmons. These odd little orange-colored fruits — astringent and...
Oct 19, 2016 | Local News
The Scott Lodge #120 in Austin will host a pork chop dinner this Saturday, Oct. 22, from 4-7 p.m. Dinner includes a pork chop, baked beans, slaw, dessert & drink for $8. The lodge is located on US 31 in Austin just north of the Dairy Queen.
Oct 19, 2016 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener (This is an encore column from the Curt Comments archives.) I will tell you up front, this is a nutty story. I enjoy getting outside in the fall when the air is cool & crisp. And gathering persimmons and hickory nuts are a way to enjoy the out of...
Oct 19, 2016 | Legal Notices
PUBLIC NOTICE JACKSON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR BIDS BITUMINOUS MATERIALS The Board of Jackson County Commissioners will receive sealed bids for bituminous materials, for the Contract year of 2017. All bids to be on file in the office of the Auditor not...
Oct 19, 2016 | Classifieds
RESIDENT MANAGER OPENING: Move now. Reduced rent plus bonus for light maintenance and showing prospects. Very nice two-bedroom apartment. Call Mark at 317-432-4235. IF YOU CAN READ, help someone who can’t. Call 523-8688 to start helping MOBILITY ISSUES?? We have...
Oct 12, 2016 | Local News
Over the years there have been many Crothersville residents voice concerns at town council meetings about the lack of proper drainage following heavy rains. However, when documenting drainage problems count— applying for a grant to alleviate the drainage problem—...
Oct 12, 2016 | Local News
The Crothersville Historical and Cultural Arts Association will have its annual Fall Soup Supper and Bake Sale this Saturday, Oct. 15, at Hamacher Hall, 211 E. Howard Street in Crothersville. Doors will open at 4:30, with a variety of soups, drinks, and desserts to be...
Oct 12, 2016 | Legal Notices
Notice of Session The Jackson County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals (PTABOA) will meet on October 18 and 19, 2016 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Jackson County Extension Office located at 111 S. Main Street in Brownstown, IN. The Board will consider any...
Oct 12, 2016 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Bicentennially speaking over 200 years ago, when Vincennes, Indiana was a small prairie borough just beginning to blossom, a man named Elihu Stout came to town and made history. That year, in 1804, the fledgling frontier settlement of the Indiana...
Oct 12, 2016 | Classifieds
RESIDENT MANAGER OPENING: Move now. Reduced rent plus bonus for light maintenance and showing prospects. Very nice two-bedroom apartment. Call Mark at 317-432-4235. IF YOU CAN READ, help someone who can’t. Call 523-8688 to start helping MOBILITY ISSUES?? We have...
