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Town Council Handles Variety of Matters

The August 5 business meeting of the Crothersville Town Council was pretty routine. The council unanimously approved giving housing developer Gary Lakins permission to split a vacant lot at 503 W. Howard into two lots, one facing Howard the other Mill Street. The...

West Nile Virus Reported In Scott County

The Indiana Department of Health reported last week that mosquito pools in Scott County have tested positive for West Nile Virus. This is the first sign of the virus in Scott County this year, Scott County Health Department officials said. ISDH officials said that...

ISP Arrests Salem Man For Child Molestation

Jeremy Underwood Following an Indiana State Police investigation which began in May, officers arrested 35-year old Jeremy Wayne Underwood, of the 600 block of E. Market Street in Salem on three felony counts of child molestation on Sunday, Aug. 3, according to ISP...

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICE Alcohol & Tobacco Commission LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Alcohol Beverage Board of Scott County, will hold a public hearing at 12:00 pm on August 27, 2025 at the Commissioner’s Rm #128, Courthouse, 1 E McClain Ave. in the city of...

Mother Charged With DUI Resulting In Death of Her Daughter

A Hanover woman has been charged with multiple felonies following a May 13 two-vehicle crash in Austin that claimed the life of her six-year old daughter. Dorothy Jo Snell Dorothy Jo Snell, 25, of the 3600 block of West State Road 56, is facing felony charges in Scott...

Probation Visit Lands Crothersville Pair In Jail For Drugs

A Scott County Probation check landed two Crothersville residents in jail for drugs late last month. Crothersville Police officer Zach Elliott reported that he was contacted by Scott County Probation for assistance with a home visit with Rachel Cook and Wesley Hall at...

Man Charged With Dealing After Selling Drugs To Police

A Jackson County man faces numerous drug charges after under cover officers purchased drugs from him, law enforcement reported. Devin Ray Moore, 29, of Seymour was arrested on felony charges of dealing methamphetamine, possession of cocaine, possession of a controlled...

Purdue Extension Summer Cooking Series 

Scott County Purdue Extension Educator for Health and Human Sciences, Megan Broughton, is hosting an email-based Summer Cooking Series that will begin this Friday, Aug. 8. If you need help coming up with recipe ideas for items from your garden or Farmer’s Market, this...

This Is A Test…

by Curt Kovener School is about to go back in session and so it is time for a quiz of your knowledge of history, music, math and literature…and maybe your sense of humor. • King Ozymandias of Assyria was running low on cash after years of war with the Hittites....