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Columbus City Council okays refinancing of revenue bonds
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus City Council met Tuesday evening and approved the refinancing of two sewage works revenue bonds first obtained in 2008 at substantially higher interest rates than are cur...
Sep 17, 2019
Columbus briefed on increase in final overpass payment
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Redevelopment Commission approved funding for the remaining balance due to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) for the city's share of the cost of the railro...
Sep 17, 2019 Courtesy of columbus.in.gov
Jennings Co. culvert replacement moves north on S.R. 7
JENNINGS COUNTY, Ind. - The current State Road 7 closure at Turkey Run in Jennings County is moving one mile north this Wednesday, September 18, as Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) crews b...
Sep 17, 2019
Muscatatuck Wildlife Refuge hosts photo contest
SEYMOUR, Ind. - Entries are now being accepted for the 2019 National Wildlife Refuge Week Photo Contest at Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge. There are two different divisions, one for students and...
Sep 17, 2019 Courtesy of Muscatatucck NWS
Road closes this week in Bartholomew Co.
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, Ind. - The Bartholomew County Highway Department has announced that County Road 1000E, between County Road 400S and the town of Grammer, will not be open to traffic most of this we...
Sep 16, 2019 Ryan McKnight / CC
UPDATE: Driver identified from I-65 fatal crash
COLUMBUS, Ind. - UPDATE: The Bartholomew County Coroner's Office has released the name of the driver who died Saturday in a fiery crash on I-65, south of State Road 46 in Columbus. Coroner Clayton Nol...
Sep 16, 2019
Columbus man in custody after deputies respond to 'shots fired' call
HOPE, Ind. - Authorities at the Bartholomew County Sheriff Office (BCSO) say deputies were dispatched to County Road North 1050E and Summit Street, near Hope, after receiving a call Monday about shots...
Sep 16, 2019 Courtesy of BCSO
Traffic stop leads to arrest of two Columbus residents
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Police Department (CPD) took two local residents into custody late last week after authorities say narcotics and drug paraphernalia were found inside their vehicle. CPD m...
Sep 16, 2019 Courtesy of CPD
Jackson Co. deputies arrest man for resisting law enforcement
JACKSON COUNTY, Ind. - The Jackson County Sheriff's Department received a call just before 2 a.m. on Monday, from the 200 block of South Poplar Street, in Medora, regarding a suspect trying to gain en...
Sep 16, 2019
U.S. 31 resurfacing project begins next Monday
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Milestone Contractors will start preliminary work next week on a $5.1 million asphalt resurfacing project on U.S. 31 in Bartholomew County, according to the Indiana Department of Tran...
Sep 16, 2019
