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Three Sentenced In Scott County On Drug Related Crimes

Three men were sentenced to prison terms last week by Scott Circuit Court Judge Jason Mount. The three sentences were the result of open pleas. “An open plea is a plea in which the defendant pleads guilty and the sentence is left up to Court following a hearing.” Said...

Stoplight Crash In Austin Claims Life Of 6-Year-Old

On Tuesday, May 13, at approximately 8:42 p.m., officers from the Austin Police Department and Scott County Sheriff’s Department responded to two-car collision at the intersection of State Road 256 and U.S. 31. The Indiana State Police Crash Reconstruction Team was...

Countryside Park Shelter House Dedicated Saturday

A ribbon cutting of the new shelter house at Countryside Park was held Saturday afternoon. The Crothersville Parks Board named the shelter house after Doris Kovener, a long time financial benefactor and volunteer in the community. The 92-year-old philanthropist has...

Voter Registration Maintenance Postcards In The Mail

by: Niki Kelly  Indiana Capital Chronicle Hoosier voters will be receiving postcards in the mail from the Secretary of State’s Election Division as part of statewide voter registration list maintenance. A news release last week said the goal is to identify...

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICE Legal Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the City of Austin Advisory Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing at Austin City Hall, 80 W Main Street, Austin, IN 47102 on Monday, June 2, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at which time all interested...

State Budget Woes To Delay Preston St. Bridge Replacement

The town of Crothersville’s plan to use Community Crossing grant to help pay for replacing a failing bridge on South Preston Street will have to be put on hold, the town council learned last Tuesday, Town Engineer Dan Wright with FPBH told the council that INDOT was...

Jackson County Writer Publishes New Book

Joseph F. Persinger A new collection of short stories, “Catfish John and Other Stories,” by Seymour resident Joseph F. Persinger has just been released. In addition to Amazon and Kindle online, copies are available at The Magic of Books bookstore in downtown Seymour....

Roadwork On State Road 135 In Brownstown

Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Force Construction Company is scheduled to begin a box culvert replacement project on State Road 135 just south of U.S. 50 in Brownstown on or after today, May 14. Work will take place between Vallonia Road and 1st...