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• Ivy Tech Columbus, Franklin, Shelbyville host FAFSA events

  COLUMBUS/FRANKLIN, Ind.- Ivy Tech Community College continues its series of free FAFSA Filing Events during March and April to help students and families complete the 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

• Columbus Blue Grass Jamboree returns on Saturday

  COLUMBUS, Ind.—The Columbus Bluegrass Jamboree is back this Saturday, March 14, at "The Rec" at Nexus Park.

• UPDATE: Authorities recover body of Jackson County man missing in floodwaters

  SEYMOUR, Ind. – Indiana Conservation Officers found the body of a Jackson County man who went missing in floodwaters around 7 a.m. on Friday.

• Bartholomew County under "slight" risk for severe weather on Tuesday

  BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, Ind. - Bartholomew County Emergency Management (BCEM) announced that Bartholomew County is currently under a Slight Risk for severe weather on Tuesday, March 10.

• First event in Evelyn Seward Speaker Series is March 20

  COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Bartholomew County Historical Society invites the public to the first Evelyn Seward Speaker Series event of 2026 on Friday, March 20, when author Dr. Byron James Cartwright will present "Roots and Rabbit Holes: A History of Music in Columbus."