Memorial Day Observances
Memorial Day observances in Columbus will be conducted at three locations, as usual, but with a special feature during the final stop Monday.
9 a.m.:...
Good afternoon Columbus. It’s a newsy day – confined feeding operations, gender identity and...
Greetings from The Republic newsroom:
Most government meetings we attend are fairly lonely affairs. It’s usually a news reporter or two and government officials.
Not on...
Confined feeding rules two years in the making: What officials approved and why...
After nearly two years of intense debate, the hotly contested CAFO issue has been resolved.
Bartholomew County’s three commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance Monday creating...
‘Gender identity’ as protected class — what did the school board decide
Bartholomew Consolidated School Board members have approved a measure to include gender identity as a protected class in its official board policies, despite intense...
Police: Pair jailed after traffic stop
Staff Reports
Columbus police officers arrested two local residents following a traffic stop after methamphetamine was found in their vehicle.
Officers Kyle Young and Troy Love...
Taylorsville man arrested on charge of domestic battery
Bartholomew County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Taylorsville man after he was accused of being intoxicated and threatening to hurt two young relatives.
Harley D. Pasley,...
Board makes decision on solar farm
Bartholomew County officials blocked a proposed solar farm in Flatrock Township in northeast Bartholomew County after neighbors vehemently opposed the project.
During a public hearing...
Hope American Legion post conducting 8 services on Memorial Day
Hope American Legion Post 229 will make eight stops on Memorial Day, a long tradition that includes ceremonies at each area cemetery, culminating with...
New Tech seniors get surprise flashback
As students and staff at Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. prepare to bring the school year to a close Wednesday, graduating seniors and retiring teachers...
National Road reopens after gas leak in new Kroger parking lot. Watch video here.
6:15 p.m.: National Road reopens and Columbus Fire Department has left the scene. Traffic is reported to be back to normal by Columbus Police...
