This is the online home of the Crothersville Times — the largest weekly newspaper in Jackson and Scott County — first online in 2000.
Crothersville’s Carson Farmer Awarded Rumpke Scholarship
Crothersville High School senior Carson Farmer is the 2020 Rumpke Medora Landfill Scholarship winner.On his application, Farmer wrote that he plans to pursue a career as a conservation officer, managing and protecting wildlife and various water resources. He plans to...
LEGAL NOTICES
LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCEThe City of Austin Advisory Plan Commission (“PC”) will consider the adoption of a text amendment to the City’s Zoning Ordinance that creates new requirements for...
Thoughts On Our Current Times From Those Of The Past
by Curt Kovener I recently stumbled across a quote by Frederick Douglass, “Between the Christianity of this land and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.” It seems appropriate for these current times so I reflected on two other great...
New Pumper-Tanker In Service In Vernon Township
A new 2020 Freightliner pumper-tanker truck is now providing fire protection for residents of Crothersville and Vernon Township. The 3,000 gallon tanker is the largest capacity the department has in a fire protection vehicle. In addition to hauling water to a rural...
4-Way Stop Proposed To Slow Down Speeders
A four-way stop has been suggested on a heavily traveled street in Crothersville.During a meeting Monday night, the town council unanimously voted to have an ordinance drafted to change the intersection of Main and Kovener streets on the town’s west side to a four-way...
Jackson County Food Inspections For April & May
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...