Category Archives: Latest News
Freedom Springs opens this holiday weekend
GREENWOOD, Ind. - Freedom Springs Aquatic Park, on Stop 18 Road, in Greenwood is opening for the summer season this Saturday, May 25. The holiday weekend marks the beginning of pool season, which runs...
May 23, 2019
Sheriff Myers appointed to Homeland Security Committee
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) has announed the appointment of Bartholomew County Sheriff Matt Myers to its Homeland Security Committee. The NSA is a non-profit organization...
May 22, 2019
Columbus man arrested after punching officer
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Police Department (CPD) apprehended a local man Tuesday morning after he allegedly punched an officer in the face in an effort to evade arrest. CPD stopped a man riding a...
May 22, 2019 Courtesy of CPD
Law enforcement busts four in Jennings County
NORTH VERNON, Ind. - As a part of an ongoing drug investigation, the North Vernon Police Department, the Jennings County Sheriff's Department, and the Indiana Counterdrug Task Force executed a search ...
May 22, 2019
Columbus Board of Works has busy Tuesday session
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Board of Public Works and Safety handled a variety of business at its Tuesday morning meeting, which included awarding the contract for extending Poshard Drive at the Air...
May 22, 2019
Columbus City Council approves former church site development
COLUMBUS, Ind. - On Tuesday evening, Columbus City Council passed on second reading the designation of the 700 block of Sycamore Street as an Economic Development Target Area and also approved a tax a...
May 22, 2019
'Strawberries on the Square' set for Friday
FRANKLIN, Ind. - Strawberries on the Square is this Friday on the Johnson County Courthouse lawn and surrounding areas, in downtown Franklin. Events for the day start at 8 a.m. with the Franklin Herit...
May 22, 2019 Courtesy of Discover Downtown Franklin
Canary Creek Cinemas hosts Summer Movie Camp
FRANKLIN, Ind. - Canary Creek Cinemas, in Franklin, is hosting Summer Movie Camp every Wednesday for 10 weeks from May 29 through July 31. The theatre complex has been hosting this summer event for 16...
May 22, 2019 Courtesy of Canary Creek Cinemas
State health officials encourage safe swimming this Summer
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is reminding Hoosiers to protect themselves from illness and injury while swimming as part of Healthy and Safe Swimming Week this wee...
May 22, 2019 Yoshikazu TAKADA / CC
DUI crash in Columbus leads to drug arrest
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Police Department (CPD) arrested a local man on several charges after a traffic accident Saturday afternoon on Central Avenue. Officers responded to a report of an impair...
May 21, 2019 Courtesy of CPD
