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Business, Farm Personal Property Assessments Due May 15

Mar 5, 2025 | Local News

Scott County Assessor, Diana Cozart, this week reminded personal taxpayers who file Business Tangible Personal Property returns that deadlines are approaching. Personal Property is a self-assessment system in Indiana.  The taxpayer is responsible for reporting...

How To Avoid 12 Common Tax Season Scams

Mar 5, 2025 | Local News

Tax season is already stressful enough—chasing down receipts, deciphering tax forms, and praying for a refund. But while you’re crunching numbers, scammers are working overtime to empty your pockets. In 2024, the IRS revealed that over $9.1 billion had been taken in...

Escaping The Earthly Bounds

Mar 5, 2025 | Curt Comments

by Curt Kovener I was out shoveling snow last month when a low flying single engine airplane buzzed over the wilderness. The moment brought back the couple of times that I was airborne in a small single engine plane. The first time was in the late 1970’s when I was...

Legal Notices

Mar 5, 2025 | Legal Notices

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AUSTIN REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-7-14 et seq., notice is hereby given that the Austin Redevelopment Commission will hold a public meeting and hearing to consider the establishment of a Housing Tax...

Jackson County Woman Charged With Setting House On Fire

Feb 26, 2025 | Local News

A rural western Jackson County woman, Brenda Flat, 40, of Norman was booked into Jackson County Jail at 5:49 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, on charges of arson and criminal mischief. On Jan. 2 a fire was reported around 8 a.m. at a residence at 3296 N Main Street in the...

County Jails On The Hook As State Stops Paying Prisoner Costs

Feb 26, 2025 | Local News

by: Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle The Indiana Department of Correction has run out of money to pay county jails for holding low-level felons and state prisoners. Some county jails haven’t received payments in months, and there are still four months left in the...

Sliding Down A Hill On A Snowy Evening

Feb 26, 2025 | Curt Comments

by Curt Kovener A few weekend’s back we got more than a dusting of snow. Eight to 10 inches of white stuff allowed Becky to trudge across the dam with her saucer sled and make a few slides down the hill. And multiple snowfalls since, be are both ill and fatigued of...