This is the online home of the Crothersville Times — the largest weekly newspaper in Jackson and Scott County — first online in 2000.
A Mowing Mind Meanders
by Curt Kovener The other day as I delivered fuel for my mother’s lawn mower, she later said she liked to mow. “It gives me a chance to think,” she said. As slow as Mother mows, she must have a lot to think about. But, like Momma, I use the mower time to think, plan,...
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The Legend Of The Dogwood Tree
Legend has it that at the time of Crucifixion of Jesus the dogwood had been the size of the oak and other forest trees. So firm and strong was the tree that it was chosen as the timber for the cross. To be used thus for such a purpose greatly distressed the tree, and...
Cancer Remains Leading Killer In County
Cancer was the leading cause of death in Jackson County in 2011, according to the Jackson County Health Department. Eighty-Nine-nearly 22%-of the 405 deaths in the county were cancer related. Cancer was the leading cause of death claiming 83 Jackson Countians in 2010....
Community Good Friday Service At School
Crothersville Area Ministerial Association (CAMA) will hold the Annual Good Friday Service this Friday, April 6, at 7 p.m in the Crothersville School Cafetorium. CAMA ministers will lead this program including: Joe Wyatt, Speaker and Special Music by David Basham. A...
Four Arrested For Theft Of Metal From Tornado Disaster Areas
Two Austin men were arrested by Indiana State Police officers on March 25 for allegedly stealing scrap metal from an area inside the March 2 tornado disaster area near Henryville. Douglas Sizemore, 44, and David Sizemore, 37, both of Clay Street in Austin were each...