Oct 27, 2021 | Local News
Six people were incarcerated on a variety of felony or misdemeanor charges last week, according to Scott County Sheriff Jerry Goodin. At 11:18 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16 Deputy William Morris arrested Poppy Brown, 33 of Jasper for public intoxication, resisting law...
Oct 27, 2021 | Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE OPERATION OF A SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM BEFORE THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN YOU ARE HEREBY notified a Public Hearing will be conducted on November 9, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. at the Austin City Hall, 80 W. Main St.,...
Oct 20, 2021 | Local News
Scott County Sheriff’s Deputies remained busy last week arresting 11 on a variety of drug related charges. On Thursday, Oct. 7, at 11:40 am, Scott County Jail Transport Officer Russell Combs arrested Jeremy Howard, 37, Hanover on a court warrant for failure to appear...
Oct 20, 2021 | Local News
Traditionally, southern Indiana has been justly celebrated for its gloriously colorful fall foliage. The hills and forests of Brown, Jackson and Scott counties would seem a natural destination for those who love to indulge in leaf peeping, the practice of traveling...
Oct 20, 2021 | Local News
Three people were killed and a fourth sent to the hospital involving a wrong-way driver on I-65 north of Crothersville early Monday morning, Oct. 11. According to Indiana State Police Sgt. Stephen Wheeles the two- vehicle crash occurred as 12:30 a.m. near the 39 mile...
Oct 20, 2021 | Curt Comments
Several weeks ago the Wall Street Journal ran an op-ed column entitled “You Are Living in the Golden Age of Stupidity.” The author, Lance Morrow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, wrote a humorous yet thought-provoking analysis of America’s seeming fascination...
Oct 20, 2021 | Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION TO VACATE A PORTION OF BROADWAY STREET The Austin City Council shall hold a hearing on a Petition to Vacate part of the east end of Broadway Street in Austin, Indiana on November 9, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. at the Austin City Hall,...
Oct 13, 2021 | Local News
Schneck Primary Care is making getting a flu vaccine easier and more convenient by hosting a Drive Thru Flu Vaccine Clinic. Care providers administer the vaccine while you stay in your car. Schneck Primary Care’s Drive-thru Flu Vaccine Clinic will be offered in...
Oct 13, 2021 | Local News
When the Scott County delinquent property tax sale list was first advertised in August there were 98 parcels with back taxes owed. By the time of last week’s tax sale on Oct. 5 began, that list had been pared down to 33 after property owners paid taxes owed prior to...
Oct 13, 2021 | Local News
Scott County Sheriff’s Deputies charged four people with a variety of drug charges last week Around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5, Deputies served a search warrant at 1217 Clay Street in Austin. The search warrant was obtained after an investigation by Lieutenant John...
