Category Archives: Top Story
CFD puts out fire in IUPUC parking lot
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Capt. Mike Wilson of the Columbus Fire Department (CFD) says crews responded to a vehicle fire in the parking lot of IUPUC, 4601 Central Ave., on Thursday afternoon. Firefighters rece...
Dec 19, 2019 Courtesy of CFD
Utilities board formalizes agreement with ad agency
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Utilities Service Board, at its Thursday meeting, agreed to the request of Columbus City Utilities to enter into a contract with TD Advertising, a Columbus-based agency t...
Dec 19, 2019
Election winners installed on New Year's Day
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The city of Columbus is inviting the public to attend the official swearing-in ceremony of the incoming city council members and city department heads on January 1, 2020. The celebrat...
Dec 19, 2019
Bartholomew Co. still seeks deputy applications
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Bartholomew County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) is accepting applications for the position of deputy. To be eligible, you must be at least 21 years of age, have a high school diploma o...
Dec 19, 2019
President Donald Trump impeached by US House
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday night, making him the third President in American history to suffer that fate. Trump was impea...
Dec 19, 2019 The Epoch Times / CC
Carr Hill Road is closing Friday for tree removal
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The city of Columbus Engineering Department advises drivers that Carr Hill Road, from County Road 475W to Tipton Pointe Court, will be closed for part of the day on Friday, December 2...
Dec 19, 2019
City collections adjusted in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ind. - With the Christmas and New Year's holidays fast approaching, the city of Columbus is altering its office hours and trash/recycling collection schedule. All city offices will be closed...
Dec 19, 2019
Jennings County tax rate is going down
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Indiana Department of Revenue has announced that individual income tax rates will change in 10 counties, including Jennings, next year. The new Jennings County rate is 2.5%, a...
Dec 19, 2019
Human Rights Commissioners attend tolerance conference
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Human Rights Commission heard Wednesday from commissioners Gil Palmer and Greg Lewis about the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation's Teaching Tolerance conference...
Dec 19, 2019 Human Rights logo courtesy of columbus.in.gov
Jennings Co. K-9 deputy nabs burglar
NORTH VERNON, Ind. - Sgt. Allen Ritchie of the Jennings County Sheriff's Office was responding to an alarm at ISA Recycling Center early Sunday morning when he received a call about an accident near t...
Dec 17, 2019 Courtesy of Jennings Co. Sheriff FB page
