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Meth Results In Jail For 6

Four people were arrested on drug charges in separate incidents last week in Scott County. Sheriff’s Deputies were searching for a wanted person on Thursday, June 29, in Scott County when what started on land ended up in a rain-swollen creek. Deputy Kacey...

Midsummer Garden Care at Seymour Library Friday

Purdue Extension Manager and Horticulturist Richard Beckort will talk about Midsummer Garden Care at 2 p.m. this Friday, July 7, at the Seymour Library. Beckort will also answer gardening questions at this program. Registration is preferred for this free program by...

Legal Notices

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Jackson County, Indiana, that the proper legal officer of Jackson County at their regular meeting place at Jackson County Courthouse Annex, at 8:00 a.m. on the...

Scott County Fair Queen Contestants

Six young ladies will compete for the title of Miss Scott Fair 2023 pageant this Saturday, July 1 at 6 pm. Front Row: Olivia Fugate. Middle Row: Haylee Collins and Saige White Back Row: Ella Rahe, Miss Scott County Fair Queen 2022 Brinley Soloe and Audrey Asdell....

Scottsburg Welcomes Mayberry

Mayberry Comes to Scottsburg, a festival centered on TV’s “The Andy Griffith Show” was celebrated at the Scott County Courthouse this past weekend. Mayor Terry Amick read a proclamation for the city in celebrating TV’s mythical Mayberry. Amick presented...

Area Students Receive $10,000 State Teaching Scholarships

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has awarded nearly 400 scholarships to the seventh class of Next Generation Hoosier Educators. Selected through a competitive process based on academic achievement and additional factors, recipients will receive $10,000...

Austin’s Annual Fireworks Celebration This Friday

The Greater Austin community is invited to attend the Austin Fireworks display this Friday night, June 30, on the grounds of Austin High School/Middle School. The event is traditionally held the Friday before July 4th. “Several generous donors help to make this event...

Austin Man Sentenced To Prison For Dealing Methamphetamine

Kevin D. Polly, 57, of Rice Street in Austin was sentenced on June 15 in Scott Circuit Court to six years with in the Indiana Department of Corrections for dealing methamphetamine. Officers with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, through the use of a confidential...

And More Quotes On Observations On Life

by Curt Kovener Over the decades I have amassed a number of quotes and thoughts of both the serious and humorous nature. Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice. ~H. L. Mencken Silence is argument carried on by other means. ~Ernesto...