Dec 24, 2025 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of just about everything. He is the national saint of Russia and Greece and churches named after him number in the thousands – more than 400 in Great Britain alone. He is the patron saint of judges,...
Dec 24, 2025 | Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ADOPTION OF A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP In accordance with IC 36-7-4-600 series and C 36-7-4-700 series, notice is hereby given that the City of Austin Advisory Plan Commission will conduct a public...
Dec 17, 2025 | Local News
Scott County Sheriff Deputies arrested three people in two separate incidents on a variety of drug charges last Tuesday, Dec. 9. Deputies Johnney Coomer and Danielle Vogt were patrolling on Highway 3 north around 2 p.m. when they saw a 2009 Honda Civic with an...
Dec 17, 2025 | Local News
Grants totaling $100 million in state matching funds were announced for 191 Indiana cities, towns, and counties last week by INDOT officials. The town of Crothersville was awarded $306,505.15, Jackson County received $973,356; Jennings County received $1,000,000; city...
Dec 17, 2025 | Local News
Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle The Republican-dominated Indiana Senate spurned months of demands from President Donald Trump as it voted 31-19 last Thursday to reject a redrawing of the state’s congressional maps. The final outcome remained uncertain until 21...
Dec 17, 2025 | Local News
Indiana prosecutors hope to fend off a proposed constitutional amendment they say could politicize prosecutorial decision-making— and, last Tuesday, released their own suggested legislative fixes. The 10-member board of prosecutors governs IPAC, a judicial branch...
Dec 17, 2025 | Local News
Following the recent Austin Christmas parade, judges determined the following winners. Best of Parade: Austin High School Band Emergency/Commercial Vehicle Division: Earth Solutions Car/Truck Division: AHS JAG (Jobs for America’s Graduates) Civic/Church/Youth...
Dec 17, 2025 | Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION ORDINANCES Notice is hereby given that on December 8, 2025, the Common Council of the City of Scottsburg, Indiana, adopted Ordinances No. 2025-22, 2025-23, and 2025-24. The property that is subject to Ordinance...
Dec 10, 2025 | Local News
The Crothersville Town Council unanimously approved an Indianapolis consulting firm recommendation that would provide double digit rate increases for both the water and sewer utilities for the customers in the town of Crothersville. Baker Tilly, an accounting and...
Dec 10, 2025 | Local News
A convicted sex offender is now facing additional charges after Crothersville Police found nude photos of him posted on an internet website. Scott Louis Divine Scott Louis Divine, 45 of the 12300 block of US Highway 50 east of Seymour now faces nine felony counts of...
