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Who Knew? Indiana Is #1 For Road & Bridge Work

by Curt Kovener Indiana has been ranked No. 1 for infrastructure in CNBC’s 2022 Top States for Business annual rankings. This marks the sixth consecutive year Indiana has been ranked in the top five, including No. 1 rankings in 2016 and 2019, according to a news...

Legal Notices

LEGAL NOTICE Alcohol & Tobacco Commission LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Alcohol Beverage Board of Scott County, Indiana will hold a public hearing at 12:00 pm on August 24, 2022 at the Scott County Court House, Commission Room #128, 1 E. McClain Ave.  in...

Scottsburg Thanks Fire Departments

Last week the Scottsburg City Council thanked the fire departments that helped contain the fire which destroyed Vail’s Hardware on March 30.Crothersville-Vernon Township VFD was one of six fire companies that battled the late night blaze.The following other...

Police Agencies Focused On School Safety

by Olivia P. Tucker Intern Reporter School safety is on the minds of the police departments of Austin, Scottsburg and the Scott County Sheriff as the school year quickly approaches. Sheriff Jerry Goodin said that he wants people who may threaten the schools to know...

Traffic Stop Results In Drug Charges For Paris Crossing Man

On Wednesday, July 27, Scott county Sheriff’s Deputy Kacey Reschar conducted a traffic stop in Austin for a traffic violation. In conducting his investigation, Reschar located over 34 grams of methamphetamine in the vehicle leading to the arrest of Christopher Helton,...

Scottsburg Man Sentenced To 8 Years For Dealing Meth

On Thursday, July 28, Charles Matthew Nealis, 34, of Scottsburg plead guilty via a plea agreement of dealing methamphetamine and will serve eight years in prison sentence, according to Scott County Prosecutor Chris Owens. This conviction stemmed from an investigation...

Conservation Club Frying Fish Saturday

The Tri-County Conservation Club Fish Fry & Chili Supper will be Aug. 6 from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. On the menu will be fish sandwich $4, chili $2, french fries $2, desserts $2, drinks $1, and hot dogs $1. Call in orders this time will be taken by calling 812-216-5809....

Legal Notices

LEGAL NOTICE Pursuant to its Bylaws and the Statues of the State of Indiana (I.C. 8-1-13-11), Jackson County Rural Electric Membership Corporation (Cooperative) hereby places on notice certain individuals that unclaimed balances are being held in their names and if...

Endangered Butterfly

A Monarch butterfly feeds among some zinnias in a Jackson County garden. Last week, for the first time, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the monarch to its “red list” of threatened species and categorized it as...

Three Sentenced To Prison

Christopher M. Staggs of Seymour was convicted of dealing methamphetamine and was sentenced on Thursday, July 21, by Scott Circuit Court Judge Jason Mount to three years, all of which will be served in prison, according to Scott county Prosecutor Chris Owens. The...