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Sentencing date requested in Schaffer Jan. 6 case

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Federal prosecutors and an attorney representing a former Columbus resident who pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are asking a federal judge to set a sentencing date.

City suspends fine on property

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City officials will decide later this month whether or not to issue a fine on a home in east Columbus that city officials have described as being in “deplorable condition.”

Updated K-12 education standards approved

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s State Board of Education is moving forward with a plan that “streamlines” K-12 education standards and makes it easier for teachers to craft individualized lesson plans.

Center offers open house

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The Advance Manufacturing Center of Excellence, 4444 Kelly St., will have a Metrology Open House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 21.

IDEM says Friday will be an Air Quality Action Day

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INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) forecasting high levels of fine particles (PM2.5) in...

Schaffer seeks a sentencing date for plea bargain in Jan. 6 insurrection case

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Copyright, The Republic, Columbus WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutors and an attorney representing a former Columbus resident who pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol on...

Honoring ‘Mrs. M’: Janice Montgomery named Republic’s Woman of the Year

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COLUMBUS, Ind. -- “This is overwhelming. It’s kind of like the first day of teaching.” Those were the words of community volunteer and semi-retired educator...

Presidential aspirations: Columbus’ own Mike Pence launches presidential bid, challenging Trump

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Columbus native and former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday formally launched his campaign for president in 2024, becoming the first vice president in modern history to take on his former running mate.

Sister Hazel to headline Our Hospice concert

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One of the youngest and more current pop-rock bands in the history of the Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Labor Day Weekend Concert will perform as the headliner Sept. 2 at Mill Race Park in downtown Columbus.

Hope shooting: Robbie Perez charged with attempted murder

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The suspect in the June 1 shooting of a 3-year-old child and his father in Hope has been charged in Bartholomew Circuit Court with attempted murder and two counts of aggravated battery, according to a joint news release from the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department and the county prosecutor’s office.