Category Archives: Top Story
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
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
