This is the online home of the Crothersville Times — the largest weekly newspaper in Jackson and Scott County — first online in 2000.
Crothersville Weightlifter Wins Illinois Strongest Man Competition
Troy Burns is built like a fireplug: stout & compact, now tipping the scales at just over 300 pounds. And very little of it is fat. He has been lifting weights for 15 years for fitness and trains at Matside Sports in Seymour. On Sept. 24, the 31-year-old...
Sunday Meals Being Served
VFW Serving Lunch This Sunday VFW Post 1083 Crothersville will hold an Open Sunday serving lunch this Sunday, Oct. 9. On the menu will be fried chicken, meat loaf, mashed potatoes & gravy, green beans, sides and desserts. Serving will begin at noon. The public is...
County’s Bicentennial Celebration Climaxes This Weekend
Activities this weekend at Seymour’s Freeman Field will cap the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the town of Brownstown, Jackson County, and the state of Indiana. Jackson County Bicentennial committee has planned events starting with a concert at 8 p.m. this...
You Can’t Beat Cowboy Logic
by Curt Kovener (This is an encore column from the Curt Comments archives.) There’s probably no one more independent, down to earth, and plain speaking than the American cowboy. The western lifestyle—or at least the romance and longing to be associated with that...
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...
Two Teens Killed, Another Injured In Rural Austin Crash Friday
Two Scott County teenagers were killed in a single car accident Friday morning, Sept. 23, and a third teen received non-life threatening injuries, according to Indiana State Police Sgt. Jerry Goodin. At about 7 a.m. Friday morning, deputies from the Scott County...