Category Archives: Latest News
United Way's Holiday Helpline begins October 14
COLUMBUS, Ind. - United Way's Holiday Helpline is scheduled to start this Monday, October 14. The helpline registers families and children for holiday food and gift assistance through programs such as...
Oct 10, 2019
Jennings County Middle School receives Gold Star recognition
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Indiana Department of Education announced the 2019 Gold Star Schools, and Jennings County Middle School was once again honored with the designation. A Gold Star school signifi...
Oct 10, 2019 Courtesy of JCSC
Columbus Plan Commission considers procedures update
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus City Plan Commission heard a briefing Wednesday from assistant planning director Melissa Begley about modernizing the rules and procedures for the planning department. Th...
Oct 10, 2019
BCSC presents 'GIRL UP!'
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (BCSC) is hosting "GIRL UP!" later this month as a free community event for BCSC girls in 5th and 6th grades. The goal is to help them ...
Oct 10, 2019 Courtesy-BCSC
Schneck offers free breast screenings in Salem
SEYMOUR, Ind. - Schneck Family Care of Washington County is helping to ensure that no woman goes without regular breast exams by providing free breast screenings on Saturday, October 19, at its facili...
Oct 10, 2019
CPD arrests two during warrant service
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Officers from the Intelligence-Led Policing Unit of the Columbus Police Department (CPD) arrested two people with multiple warrants at a Columbus apartment complex on Tuesday evening....
Oct 09, 2019 Courtesy of CPD
Suspect arrested in Johnson Co. drive-by shooting
GREENWOOD, Ind. - The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate a drive-by shooting that occurred Tuesday around 11:30 a.m., in the 500 block of Old Smith Valley Road, in Greenwood....
Oct 09, 2019 Jonah Henderson-Courtesy of Johnson Co. Sheriff FB page
Ethnic Expo returns to Columbus this weekend
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Ethnic Expo is almost here again in Columbus, and this year the host country is India. The weekend event is led by the Indian Association of Columbus and many experiences from Ind...
Oct 09, 2019 Courtesy of Ethnic Expo
Bartholomew Co. Council approves budgets, tax abatements
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Bartholomew County Council met Tuesday evening and passed, on their second readings, the overall county 2020 budget, as well as the county's financial plan for the Solid Waste Man...
Oct 09, 2019
Skatepark, Greenbelt closing temporarily
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Parks and Recreation Department has announced another temporary closure for the Jolie Crider Memorial Skatepark beginning today, Wednesday, October 9, so crews can finish...
Oct 09, 2019
