Police board under review
Columbus is exploring changes to a civilian oversight committee that hears appeals of police department complaints.
The city plans to look at the current processes...
Grants available for children’s gardening
The George E. Archer Foundation is accepting applications for funding to support children’s gardening programs in south central Indiana. Grants are available to schools...
Bartholomew County Indivisible to discuss judge’s ruling on immigration executive order
Members of Bartholomew County Indivisible are planning to discuss a federal judge's hold on a new Trump executive order at a meeting tonight.
The group...
Aviation Day to celebrate the history of Columbus’ airport
Aviation enthusiasts will celebrate the 75th anniversary of Bakalar Air Force Base in Columbus during this year’s Aviation Day at the Columbus Municipal Airport.
Seventy-five...
Meth house shut down
A traffic stop in Columbus has led to the dismantling of a methamphetamine distribution operation in Elizabethtown.
The Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team in Bartholomew County...
Traffic stop leads to two drug-related arrests
A traffic stop near East Legal Tender Road and County Road East 600S resulted in two arrests.
Bartholomew County Sheriff's Deputy Andrew Densford was patrolling...
Parks department plans cemetery clean-up
Columbus Parks and Recreation Department has scheduled a spring clean-up of Columbus City Cemetery.
Residents who have family plots in the cemetery, located south of...
City utilities apologizes for mixup on past-due notices
The Columbus City Utilities is apologizing for a clerical error in which about 2,000 customers received past-due notices and disconnect warnings when they didn’t...
City purchases cybersecurity insurance
Columbus is buying an insurance policy to protect city computers from data breaches or hackers who threaten to hold the city's data hostage while...
National Guard member died from heart attack
Staff Reports
A member of the Ohio National Guard who died Friday during a training exercise at Camp Atterbury suffered a heart attack.
Capt. Brian A....
