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• BCSC Board votes to place 'operating referendum renewal' on November ballot

  COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (BCSC) Board of School Trustees voted unanimously on Monday night to place an operating referendum renewal on the November 3 general election ballot, asking voters to continue funding competitive teacher and staff compensation and school safety personnel for eight more years through 2034.

• Task Force welcomes new Electronic Storage Detection K9 Rico

  COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Bartholomew County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (BCICAC) is welcoming a new four-legged member to its team. Rico, an Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K9, has been partnered with Detective Jarod Aspenson of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office.

• Severe weather possible Tuesday, more likely on Wednesday

  SOUTH-CENTRAL, Ind. - The National Weather Service (NWS) is tracking a weather pattern that could develop this week for south-central Indiana, with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday.

• Hope, Columbus fire crews fight massive barn fire

  HOPE, Ind. - The Hope Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the area of Jackson Street and Aiken Street, just after 2 a.m. on Monday, June 15. While responding, Engine 11 observed significant flames and smoke in the area.

• Early morning I-65 crash

  BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, Ind. - The German Township Volunteer Fire Department responded to northbound I-65 near the 73-mile marker for a multi-vehicle crash early Monday morning, June 15.