CFD firefighter Dan Bates retires

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• Columbus Board of Works addresses Fire Station repairs, approves $67K masonry contract

  COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Columbus Board of Public Works and Safety addressed maintenance updates for two local fire stations, approving a masonry repair contract and restarting the bidding process for a roof replacement on Tuesday, August 25.

• State Road 46 signal and infrastructure upgrades approved

  COLUMBUS, Ind. — Columbus City Officials approved multiple agreements to advance traffic control, bridge replacements, and interlocal road funding across Bartholomew County at the Tuesday, August 25, Public Works and Safety meeting.

• Hope Police to start tagging abandoned, non-plated vehicles

  HOPE, Ind. - Over the next few days, the Hope Police Department has announced it will begin tagging abandoned, inoperable, and/or non-plated vehicles within the Town of Hope.

• JNET busts 4 on drug charges

  COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) received information that a husband and wife were possibly dealing drugs from their residence at 525 Parkway Drive in Columbus. 

• City breaks ground on new Columbus Animal Care Services facility

  COLUMBUS, Ind. - Columbus Animal Care Services (CACS) broke ground Wednesday, August 26, on its new shelter, the Wendy H. Elwood Animal Care Services Center, marking a major milestone in the city’s effort to expand and modernize local animal care.