This is the online home of the Crothersville Times — the largest weekly newspaper in Jackson and Scott County — first online in 2000.
How To Avoid 12 Common Tax Season Scams
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
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
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
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...
Scott County Pair Sentenced To Prison For Series Of Burglaries
Two Scott County men were sentenced to prison recently for their roles in a series of burglaries that occurred from June 2021 to February 2022. Steven Gluck Steven Gluck, 42, of Scottsburg pled guilty to burglary, auto theft, and theft. According to Scott County...
County Jails On The Hook As State Stops Paying Prisoner Costs
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...