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• BCSC 'Future Educator Signing Day' is May 5

  COLUMBUS, Ind. - Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation's (BCSC) third annual Educator Signing Day is Tuesday morning, May 5, in the Clarence E. Robbins Auditorium at Columbus East High School.

• Local Holiday Inn Express/Suites receives elite honor

  EDINBURGH/COLUMBUS, Ind. - IHG Hotels and Resorts (IHG), with nearly 7,000 global properties across 21 brands, has honored Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbus/Edinburgh and its team with a 2025 Torchbearer Award. 

• 'Crossroads Acoustic Fest' in Seymour is last weekend in April

  SEYMOUR, Ind. - Seymour Main Street presents "Crossroads Acoustic Fest," a boutique music festival with world-class musicians and intimate performances in downtown Seymour on Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25.

• IU Biology Researcher pleads guilty to smuggling E. coli DNA from China

  INDIANAPOLIS - Youhuang Xiang (“Xiang”), 32, formerly a post-doctoral researcher at Indiana University and a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, has been sentenced to more than four months in prison, a $500 fine, and one year of supervised release, after pleading guilty to smuggling biologic materials into the United States from China.

• Next Columbus, Bartholomew County Transportation Plan meeting is Monday

  COLUMBUS, Ind. - The City of Columbus/Bartholomew County Planning Department presents another open house for the Columbus and Bartholomew County Transportation Plan this Monday, April 13, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Columbus City Hall.