Category Archives: Top Story
Zoning board approves microbrewery in industrial zone
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Board of Zoning Appeals met Tuesday and voted to allow the Hog Molly Brewing Co. to expand its business to include regular hours at a taproom where customers can taste th...
Dec 17, 2019 Courtesy of Hog Molly FB page
Flags ordered at half-staff in Jackson Co.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is directing flags in Seymour and Jackson County to be flown at half-staff to honor former Seymour Mayor John Steele Burkhart, who passed away last F...
Dec 17, 2019 Shane Adams / CC
Serial thief sentenced in Johnson Co.
FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Johnson County Prosecutor's Office says Steven Wagers, 36, was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison for a spree of felonies in 2018 and 2019. The incidents reportedly began on O...
Dec 17, 2019 Courtesy of Johnson County Prosecutor's Office
Columbus announces Christmas tree collection
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Once the holiday season ends, Columbus residents who bought a real Christmas tree need to find the best way to dispose of it. The city has announced that it will pick up trees for mos...
Dec 17, 2019 Paul Simpson / CC
Nominate now for Seymour Community Awards
SEYMOUR, Ind. - The Seymour Chamber of Commerce is hosting its 89th Annual Awards Dinner on March 5, but nominations are being accepted now in several categories. You may recommend a person or busines...
Dec 17, 2019 Courtesy of the Seymour Chamber
Accident causes gas leak in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Police Department (CPD) and Bartholomew County Sheriff's Office say a two-vehicle crash closed State Road 11, near County Road 200S, for a couple of hours on Monday morni...
Dec 16, 2019 Courtesy of Sheriff Myers FB page
North Vernon pair busted for drugs
NORTH VERNON, Ind. - A domestic disturbance early Saturday morning led to the arrest of two North Vernon residents on several charges. The Jennings County Sheriff's Office responded to Geneva Township...
Dec 16, 2019 Courtesy of Jennings CO. Sheriff FB page
CFD extinguishes tent fire over the weekend
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Fire Department (CFD) responded to a report of a structure fire on Sunday in the 200 block of Hughes Street. Multiple 9-1-1 callers reported a heavy fire coming from a bu...
Dec 16, 2019 Courtesy of CFD
CIP announces 2020 'Cabaret at The Commons' lineup
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Indiana Philharmonic (CIP) has announced the artists that are coming to town for the spring 2020 "Cabaret at The Commons" series. One of Broadway's newest leading ladies,...
Dec 16, 2019 Courtesy of thecip.org
Police awaken, arrest unresponsive driver
COLUMBUS, Ind. - A local woman who was found unresponsive in the driver's seat of her car at a Columbus intersection on Friday morning was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The Colum...
Dec 16, 2019 Courtesy of CPD
