The following closings have been announced for the New Year’s holiday.
The city of Columbus offices and city hall will be closed Wednesday and Thursday.
The Columbus City Utilities office will be closed Wednesday and Thursday. Regular business hours will resume on Friday at 7 a.m. Customers with a problem with water or sewer service should call the business office at 812-372-8861 and follow the prompts.
There will be no Columbus city trash collections Thursday and Thursday and Friday collections will be delayed one day, with Friday’s collections on Saturday. Toters should be out by 7 a.m. on your collection day. The office will be closed Wednesday and Thursday and will reopen Friday at 7 a.m. Visit www.columbus.in.gov/public-works for more information.
Bartholomew County offices and the courthouse will be closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The Bartholomew County Solid Waste District Management offices and Columbus/Bartholomew Recycling Center, 720 S. Mapleton St., will be closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The Bartholomew County Landfill will be closed Thursday. For more, visit www.bcswmd.com.
All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) branches will be closed Thursday. Branches will resume regularly scheduled business hours Friday. Customers can still conduct many transactions online at the myBMV website or at any BMV kiosks during these holiday closures. For more information, visit IN.gov/BMV.
The Republic will be closed Thursday to allow its employees to enjoy the holidays with their families.





