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The City of Scottsburg has announced a settlement agreement that marks a significant step in collaborative efforts with Scott County Regional Sewer District to enhance and modernize the city’s regional sewer infrastructure. This agreement reflects our shared commitment to serving the residents of Scottsburg and Scott County with improved efficiency and environmental stewardship, according to a news release from the Mayor’s office.

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 AM on the 17th day of July, 2024, will consider the following appropriations in excess of the budget for the current year.

No Impending Danger to the Community Based Upon the Initial Investigation. Scott County- On 6-26-2024, Scott County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a home along US31, north of the Austin City limits, to conduct a welfare check. The occupant of the home had reportedly not been seen by neighbors in several weeks before deputies were dispatched to the residence. First Sergeant Johnney Coomer arrived and discovered a badly decomposed body inside the home. Coomer, along with Lt Col Joe Guarneri and Corporal Eric Balingit of the Sheriff’s Office, secured the scene, requesting the Scott County Coroner’s Office to respond to the home, which they did. An identification (positive ID) of the deceased is being sought by the coroner's office…no other occupants of the home were discovered at the scene.

Scott County Sheriff Proud to Announce Flawless Indiana State Jail Inspection for 2024 - The Second Inspection This Year!. Scott County- On 6-28-2024, the Scott County Jail again passed an Indiana State Jail Inspection, carried out by Indiana Department of Corrections Inspector Jeff Groh and fellow inspector Chance Sweat, who is primarily assigned as the principal inspector for northern Indiana jail facilities. Inspector Groh conducted the first inspection of the Scott County Jail in March of 2024, finding the local jail as one of the best county jail facilities in Indiana. Once again, Inspector Groh and Inspector Sweat methodically inspected every aspect of the facility, including compliance paperwork required of all jail facilities in Indiana. The Scott County Jail was once more standing tall, passing the inspection with flying colors. Sheriff Goodin stated, "Again, I want the public to know just how hard our Jail Deputies, like our Law Enforcement Deputies, are working every day to be the best at what they do, going above and beyond to be the best correctional officers in the State of Indiana. I am extremely pleased with their commitment and the immense pride they show every day in keeping the jail facility at a level unheard of in the past". Inspector Groh and Inspector Sweat both commented the inspection was completely flawless. Inspector Groh ended the inspection by stating the following... "The citizens of Scott County should be proud of the operations at the Scott County Jail".

A Scott County native and former school superintendent at Crothersville has been selected to run for Lt. Governor. Jennifer McCormick, Indiana’s Democratic candidate for Governor, named Dr. Terry Goodin as her lieutenant governor running mate in the Nov. 5 election. “Terry Goodin is a life-long public servant and has...

The 2024 Scott County Fair will be June 30th – July 6th, and you “don’t have to just be in 4-H” to enter exhibits into the Fair. There are things that all persons could enter into the Open Class Exhibits, namely Fine Arts, Arts & Crafts, Floral, Jewelry, Needlework, Quilts, Crochet, Sewing, Food Preservation (canned items only), Photography, and Food. Gardening and Flowers can also be entered in Open Class, but in the Horticulture Building.