Category Archives: Latest News
CFD investigates Pearl Street fire; no one injured
COLUMBUS, Ind. - A single-family home sustained heavy fire damage on Sunday afternoon in the 2600 block of Pearl Street. Investigators are working to find the cause of the blaze. The Columbus Fire Dep...
Mar 10, 2024 Courtesy-Columbus Fire Department
This is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS - Governor Eric Holcomb has proclaimed March 10-16, to be Severe Weather Preparedness Week in the state of Indiana. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Indianapolis, in conjunction with...
Mar 09, 2024 Courtesy-National Weather Service
Human remains found in Jennings County wooded area identified
NORTH VERNON, Ind. - Jennings County Dispatch received a 911 call on Thursday, March 7, at 3 p.m., from a concerned citizen who reported stumbling across human remains, in a densely wooded area in Cam...
Mar 09, 2024 Courtesy-Jennings County Sheriff's Office
Columbus makes Top 10 small town arts scene list
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Area Visitors Center has announced this week that Columbus is a winner in the 2024 Newsweek Readers' Choice Awards contest for best U.S. small-town arts scene. Three loca...
Mar 09, 2024 Courtesy-Visit Columbus Indiana FB page
Indiana lawmakers overwhelmingly support Gov. Holcomb's Next Level Agenda
INDIANAPOLIS - Governor Eric J. Holcomb on Friday commended the Indiana General Assembly for prioritizing his key agenda items that will build on the momentum of a successful 2023 budget session. The ...
Mar 09, 2024 Courtesy-IN.gov
BCSC Pre-K and Kindergarten enrollment opens
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (BCSC) district is currently accepting enrollment for Pre-K and Kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year. Pre-K students must be four y...
Mar 09, 2024 Courtesy-BCSC
Franklin updates plans for Total Eclipse
FRANKLIN, Ind. - The City of Franklin, Festival Country Indiana, and Franklin Parks and Recreation are hosting the 2024 Franklin Eclipse Festival on Saturday, April 6, through Monday, April 8. It will...
Mar 09, 2024 Courtesy-City of Franklin FB page
Heritage Fund encourages residents to take Community Arts and Entertainment Survey
COLUMBUS, Ind. - There is still time to take the Community Arts and Entertainment Survey. The Heritage Fund, on behalf of a community-based steering committee, has engaged Theatre Projects, a venue pl...
Mar 09, 2024 Courtesy-Heritage Fund-Bartholomew Co
JCBank announces 2023 performance
SEYMOUR, Ind. - Bancorp. of Southern Indiana (BSI), the parent company of Jackson County Bank (JCBank), reported 2023 consolidated net income of $6,810,000, which was 6.1% lower than recorded in the p...
Mar 09, 2024 Courtesy-JCBank
Legal Aid provides free phone clinic Tuesday
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Legal Aid is holding a Free Legal Aid Phone Clinic for residents of their eight-county district this Tuesday, March 12, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. You must register from noon to 2 p.m. that ...
Mar 09, 2024 Courtesy-Legal Aid
