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• Apply now for 2 Heritage Fund-Bartholomew County music scholarships

  COLUMBUS, Ind. - Heritage Fund - The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County announces that online applications are now open for two music scholarships that will be awarded in 2027. Completed applications are due by 4 p.m. Jan. 29, 2027.

• Columbus police to upgrade shooting range, purchase new patrol car

  COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Columbus Board of Public Works and Safety has approved two key expenditures for the Columbus Police Department (CPD), including upgrading the range and replacing a patrol vehicle.

• Spears Street (near Fairgrounds, Southside Elementary) closes starting Oct. 9

  COLUMBUS, Ind. - Columbus City Utilities contractors will begin a waterworks project near Southside Elementary School and the Bartholomew County Fairgrounds on or after Friday, October 9, requiring temporary road closures on Spears Street.

• North Vernon woman drives donuts on courthouse lawn

  NORTH VERNON, Ind. -The Jennings County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) arrested a 67-year-old woman after she drove in circles around the lawn of the Jennings County Courthouse, 24 N Pike St., on Monday, October 5.

• Visit Columbus announces $14,000 in available tourism grant funds

  COLUMBUS, Ind. - Visit Columbus has $14,000 remaining in grant funds available through its Tourism Development and Event Support programs.