Memorial Day closings
The following Memorial Day closings have been announced:
Columbus City Hall closed on Monday
All Bartholomew County offices, including the Courthouse, closed on Monday.
Indiana Bureau of...
Salute special section inside today’s paper
Leading up to each Memorial Day, The Republic provides a 24-page special section — Salute! — which includes stories of Bartholomew County veterans who...
Who needs graduation? Bull Dogs advance to semistate
BLOOMINGTON — Hannah Frey and Paige Littrell will be missing their graduation ceremony at Columbus North on Saturday.
Making it to the girls tennis semistate...
A salute to veterans: Injuries among memories of service in Vietnam
Steve Forgey knows mortal danger intimately. His year in Vietnam is a tale of wounds from infantry combat, an exploding bunker and nature’s less...
Bull Dogs hammer Shelbyville; North offense erupts in first-round win; Bloomington South next
BLOOMINGTON — When Columbus North's baseball team gets locked in at the plate, it can be a beautiful thing to watch.
Unless, of course, you're...
Young enjoys reign as Indy 500 princess
Bartholomew County will have a resident with a front-row seat to the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday when Hauser High School...
Mill Race Center making strong gains
Mill Race Center’s financial picture is improving significantly, reducing last year’s $130,000 budget deficit to about $8,000 with an expectation to balance the budget...
Woman accused of attempting to take $900 in merchandise
A local woman was arrested after she was accused of attempting to steal more than $900 worth of merchandise from Carson's department store.
Columbus Police...
Columbus native lands dream job at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Columbus native Meredith Newton Walker is living the racing fan's dream, working at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the Indianapolis 500.
The 27-year-old grew up...
Center reports record hotel room rentals for 2015
Bartholomew County's total hotel room sales hit a record $31.1 million in 2015, a 4.5 percent year-over-year increase, according to a study for the...
