Category Archives: Latest News
CPD seeks patrol officer applicants
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Police Department (CPD) is now accepting patrol officer applications. Applicants must be at least 21 years old and younger than 40 when hired and must have a minimum of a...
Oct 25, 2023
State police partners with DEA for 'Drug Take Back' day
INDIANAPOLIS - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is sponsoring the 25th nationwide "Prescription Drug Take Back" initiative this weekend. The "Take Back" initiative seeks to prevent prescripti...
Oct 25, 2023
42 States, including Indiana, sue Meta alleging harmful features
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and 41 other attorneys general sued Meta in federal and state courts Tuesday alleging the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features o...
Oct 25, 2023 Dima Solomin / Unsplash
Discover Downtown Franklin announces new Executive Director
FRANKLIN, Ind. - Discover Downtown Franklin has named Danny Causey as its new Executive Director of the organization. For the past ten years, Causey has served as the Director of Architectural Salvage...
Oct 24, 2023
State unemployment ticks up in September
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's unemployment rate in September came in at 3.6%, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD). By comparison, the national unemployment rate for September...
Oct 24, 2023
Clay Township Fire Department Fish Fry is this weekend
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Clay Township Fire Department, at 9922 E. 25th St., is holding its fish fry this weekend. The food is served over the course of two days, this Friday, October 27, from 5 to 8 p.m....
Oct 24, 2023 Courtesy - Photo provided.
I-65 northbound off ramp to close at Whiteland Wednesday
WHITELAND, Ind. - Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) crews will close the I-65 northbound off-ramp at Whiteland on Wednesday to perform spot HMA paving. The closure is scheduled to take plac...
Oct 24, 2023 Courtesy - INDOT.
Health and Wellness Fair/Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday
INDIANAPOLIS - Community Hospital South is hosting its Fall Health and Wellness/Prescription Drug Take Back Day this weekend. The event takes place on Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at t...
Oct 24, 2023 Courtesy-Community Hospital South FB page
North Vernon Main Street welcomes new director
NORTH VERNON, Ind. - North Vernon Main Street (NVMS) announced on Monday that its inaugural executive director Anna Walker is stepping down at the end of this year in order to pursue her passion for m...
Oct 24, 2023 Courtesy-North Vernon Main Street
Lauer visits Columbus ahead of 2024 legislative session
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Ahead of the 2024 legislative session, State Rep. Ryan Lauer (R-Columbus) recently hosted a listening tour of House District 59 to hear from constituents and local leaders. Lauer, who...
Oct 24, 2023 State Rep. Ryan Lauer (R-Columbus) (right) meets with Ashley Dieter (left), director of finance and operations at the Columbus Learning Center, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
