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Austin Man Arrested On Drug Charges

An alert Scott County druggist’s tip last Friday resulted in the arrest of an Austin man on a variety of drug related charges. Roy Coomer Jr, 30, of Austin was arrested by Indiana State Police arrested on a number of related charges involving stolen, unauthorized or...

Primary Battles Loom; No Races For Crothersville School Board

Both Republican and Democrats will have primary election races in the May 4 Election in Jackon County. Four Republicans are seeking their party’s nomination for 9th District Congress: Travis Hankins, former Congressman Mike Sodrel, Rick Warren and Todd Young. Four...

The Other Kind Of Winter Beauty

by Curt Kovener There have been some pleasant sights and sounds around town recently. The wonderful sound of drip-drip-drip as snow melts from the roof and runs down the gutter downspout. Then there is the delightful, if not ugly in an attractive sort of way, view of...

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Foggy Frost

Area residents awoke to a foggy morning last Friday and the below freezing ground temperature provided delicate and fleeting works of art. Tree limbs, leaves, and weeds which were previously nondescript became icy sculptures until the same Mother Nature that created...

Maple Syrup Festival Returns To Medora Next Month

For the second straight year, the National Maple Syrup Festival will mark the start of spring with sweet syrup, good music, historical reenactments, celebrity guests and much more. And it all takes place near Medora on two successive weekend: March 6-7 & 13-14....

The Governor’s “Oh-Oh” Moment In Jackson County

by Curt Kovener Last Wednesday Governor Mitch Daniels was in Jackson County to field questions from members of the Jackson and Jennings County newspapers. On the minds of the Seymour media was the recent announcement that the Seymour State Police Post would be closing...