Pet salon launches effort to help struggling pet owners
Kris Hyatt felt a destitute pet owner’s pain when a local resident recently came to Muddy Paws Pet Salon embarrassed but looking for a way to get his small dog help for a toenail that had grown into its paw pad.
Halloween chills, thrills: Costume contests, haunted parks, museum on tap for the holiday weekend
No tricks here.
Straight up, there’s more than a ghost of a chance for seasonal chills or just plain fun this weekend.
Who knows? With all...
Empowered and excited: “Girl Up!” returns with STEM opportunities for students
More than 100 elementary school students recently took part in an event aimed at engaging young girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
The Bartholomew...
COLD AND COSTLY: Officials worried more people will struggle with winter heating bills
Local officials are expressing concern that more Bartholomew County residents could struggle to pay their utilities this winter with heating bills set to jump...
New Business, Old Skills
Training for a Columbus woman’s dream career began far before her graduation in the field of science from the University of Alabama.
Starting nearly two...
Season of giving: Cheer Fund launching its 91st year
With the economic havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, one might easily assume donations to the Columbus Firemen’s Cheer Fund have dropped dramatically.
But Cheer...
Back to the original plan: City expects to return to full two-day Ethnic Expo...
City leaders expect to return to the original, one large Ethnic Expo the first weekend of October next year, providing that pandemic conditions allow...
California Dreamin’ — Columbus couple’s filly to compete in Breeders’ Cup
For the past several years, George Leonard III has taken a yearly trip to Ocala, Florida, to shop for potential racehorses.
The Shelbyville-based trainer usually...
Flying Boxcar gets a makeover: Volunteers paint C-119 exterior
Volunteers working on a project to restore a C-119 “Flying Boxcar” aircraft at the Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum are repainting the plane before winter weather...
‘With loss came determination’: Cummins engineer encourages young people at Great Girls event
Columbus resident Niyati Tamaskar initially felt unsure about serving as the keynote speaker for Foundation for Youth’s Seventh Annual Great Girls, Wonderful Women event...
