Category Archives: Latest News
Solid Waste Management District board okays 2020 budget
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District (SWMD) board met Thursday and approved the draft of the 2020 budget that SWMD director Heather Siesel presented. Salaries, wages...
Jun 28, 2019
Portion of County Road 400N is closed Friday
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Engineering Department reports that County Road 400N, from U.S. 31 east to the bridge, will be closed for paving today, Friday, June 28. Drivers are recommended to find a...
Jun 28, 2019
Ivy Tech Columbus schedules blood drive
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Ivy Tech Community College is hosting a blood drive for area residents on Wednesday, July 3. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ivy Tech Community College Columbus Campus will be welcoming those ...
Jun 28, 2019
Hope hosts Old Fashioned Independence Day Celebration
HOPE, Ind. - The town of Hope is getting ready to observe its 11th annual Old Fashioned Independence Day celebration at their Town Square later today, June 28. The family-friendly event starts at 5 p....
Jun 28, 2019 Courtesy of townofhope.org
UPDATE: Multiple arrests made in Tuesday Jennings Co. shooting
NORTH VERNON, Ind. - UPDATE: Two individuals have been arrested by the Jennings County Sheriff's Office in reference to the shots fired call in Spencer Township on Tuesday. Alex Mullikin, 26, of North...
Jun 27, 2019 Courtesy of JCSO Facebook page
Senator Young's tobacco bill passes Committee
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) has announced that his Tobacco to 21 Act passed Committee, and is closer to becoming law. The Act would prohibit the sale of tobacco products, including e...
Jun 27, 2019
Tom Linebarger of Cummins awarded as a top CEO
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Cummins announced on Wednesday that Chairman and CEO Tom Linebarger was honored as one of the Top CEO's of 2019 in the Glassdoor Employees' Choice Awards. The job recruiting website r...
Jun 27, 2019 Courtesy of Cummins website
Columbus Board of Zoning approves several requests
COLUMBUS, Ind. - It was a busy night considering ordinance variances for the Columbus Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday. For Professional Concrete, located at the intersection of State Roads 9 and 46...
Jun 27, 2019
Seymour Chamber hosts get-together with mayor
SEYMOUR, Ind. - The Seymour Chamber of Commerce is hosting a roundtable discussion with Mayor Craig Leudeman on Thursday July 11 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Chamber office. Space is limited to just the...
Jun 27, 2019 Courtesy of the Seymour Chamber
Stolen vehicle recovered by CPD
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Authorities at the Columbus Police Department (CPD) say they recovered a stolen car after initiating a traffic stop on a man who was driving suspiciously on Wednesday evening. Officer...
Jun 27, 2019
