Community calendar – Dec. 10
Events listed for Sunday, Dec. 10
County calendar – Dec. 10
Bartholomew County
Talking about the issues: Governor candidates discuss economic development at EDC luncheon
Six candidates for Indiana governor participated in a candidate forum as part of the Greater Columbus Economic Development Corp. annual meeting Friday at The Commons.
McLemore case settled for $7.25 million in Jackson County lawsuit
BROWNSTOWN, Ind. — Jackson County has agreed to a $7.25 million settlement to resolve a federal civil rights lawsuits filed by the surviving relative of an inmate suffering from an acute mental health crisis who died in 2021 after spending 20 days in solitary confinement at the Jackson County Jail, according to an attorney involved in the case.
Feds seek forfeiture of over 1,000 guns from Jennings County man
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Federal prosecutors are seeking the forfeiture of just more than 1,000 guns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and an SUV from a Jennings County man who has been accused of selling hundreds of thousands of dollars in firearms without a license to two individuals who allegedly arranged to transport the weapons to Mexico.
City OKs funding for depot renovations
The city’s transit department is allocating an estimated $35,000 to remodel its offices.
Applications open for Senate program
INDIANAPOLIS — Applications are open for 2024 Indiana Senate Page Program. Students in grades six through 12 will have the opportunity to tour Indiana’s Statehouse, listen to debates, help staff with age-appropriate tasks and meet their state senator through the full-day program.
Legal Aid to have phone clinic
Legal Aid will have a free Legal Aid Phone Clinic for residents of its eight-county district on Tuesday. The district includes Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush, and Shelby counties. The phone clinic will be from 3 to 5:30 p.m. though registration is required between noon and 2 p.m.
CRH schedules weight loss sessions
Columbus Regional Health General Surgery and the Weight Loss Institute of Columbus Regional Health will have free information sessions this month for those interested in learning about surgical and non-surgical options for weight loss.
‘Boxcar’ open house set for today
The Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum at the Columbus Municipal Airport will have a C-119 “Flying Boxcar” open house Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
