Reminder:
The following closings have been announced for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
- The city of Columbus offices and city hall will be closed Dec. 24, Dec. 25 and Dec. 26, and Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
- The Columbus City Utilities office will be closed Dec. 24, Dec. 25, and Friday, Dec. 26. Regular business hours resume on Dec. 29 at 7 a.m. The Columbus City Utilities office will be closed Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Regular business hours will resume on Friday, Jan. 2, 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 on Dec. 25. Thursday and Friday collections will be delayed one day, with Friday’s collections on Saturday, Dec. 27th. Columbus Department of Public Works offices will be closed Dec. 24, Dec. 25 and Dec. 26 and will reopen Dec. 29 at 7 a.m. There will be no city collections on Thursday, Jan. 1st, and Thursday and Friday collections will be delayed one day, with Friday’s collections on Saturday, Jan. 3. Toters should be out by 7 a.m. on your collection day. The office will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 31st and Thursday, Jan. 1st, and will reopen Friday, Jan. 2nd at 7 a.m. Visit www.columbus.in.gov/public-works for more information.
- Bartholomew County offices and the courthouse will be closed on Dec 24, 25 and 26th. The following week, county offices will be closed on Dec. 31, Jan. 1, Jan. 2.
- The Bartholomew County Solid Waste District Management offices and Columbus/Bartholomew Recycling Center, 720 S. Mapleton St., will close on Dec. 24, Dec. 25 and Dec. 26. In addition, the offices and recycling center will be closed on Dec. 31, Jan. 1 and Friday, Jan. 2. The Bartholomew County Landfill, 811 E. County Road 450S, will close at 1 p.m. on Dec. 24 and will be closed Dec. 25. The landfill will be closed Jan. 1. For more, visit www.bcswmd.com or call 812-376-2614.
- All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) branches will be closed Dec. 25, Dec. 26, and Jan. 1. Branches will resume regularly scheduled business hours on Saturday, Dec. 27 following the Christmas holidays and Friday, Jan. 2, following the New Year’s holiday. Customers can still conduct many transactions online at the myBMV website or at any BMV kiosks during these holiday closures. For a complete list of branch locations and hours, to complete an online transaction, or to find a 24-hour BMV Connect kiosk near you, visit IN.gov/BMV.
- The Republic will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 to allow its employees to enjoy the holidays with their families.
