This is the online home of the Crothersville Times — the largest weekly newspaper in Jackson and Scott County — first online in 2000.
That Fine Line Between Wise And Wise Acre
by Curt Kovener (We reached into the Curt Comments archive for a repeat performance of this week's column.) Aphorism is a short, pointed sentence that expresses a wise or clever observation or a general truth. But sometimes it oversteps and one is viewed as a smart...
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OFFICIAL CROTHERSVILLE ELECTION RESULTS
According to the Jackson County Clerk's office official vote totals for the Crothersville Municipal election found some upsets. Republican challenger Michele Teipen defeated incumbent Democrat Nalona Bush 184-172 for clerk-treasurer. Elected to serve on the town...
Crothersville Residents’ Trash Collection Charges Going Up 5.5%
Crothersville residents will see a 50¢ a month increase in weekly trash collection fees after the town learned at last Tuesday's town council meeting its costs paid to Rumpke of Indiana will increase the first of 2012. Currently local residents pay $9 monthly for...
Social Security Cuts: Greatest Impact On Rural Indiana
by Leigh DeNoon America's small towns will be hit hardest by any cuts in Social Security, according to a new Center for Rural Strategies analysis released by the rural news website, the Daily Yonder. The review says that is because rural areas have a higher percentage...
Crothersville Events Embrace Local Festive Holiday Spirit
Holiday events for Crothersville have been announced by a number of sponsoring organizations. The Crothersville FFA Christmas Craft Bazaar will be held at school on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Also that day Aunt Samantha's on US 31 across from The Peoples...