LEADING THE HOOSIERS: IU’s new President Pamela Whitten visits IUPUC, and Columbus
Pamela Whitten didn’t grow up with dreams of being a university president.
“You didn’t see this,” she said. “... I graduated in 1985 as an...
Jail inmate died of fentanyl overdose
Staff Reports
Bartholomew County Coroner Clayton Nolting has ruled the June death of a Bartholomew County Jail inmate as an accidental drug overdose.
Gregory A. Leonard,...
City allocates relief funding in split vote
The Columbus City Council voted Tuesday to allocate federal COVID-19 relief funds, but council members differed on whether or not to include hazard pay...
CPD brings back ‘Homework with an Officer’
Staff Reports
A popular Columbus Police Department outreach program will resume next week after being temporarily halted due to COVID-19.
Homework with an Officer, which started...
Truck driver killed in Shelby County
SHELBY COUNTY — A Mississippi truck diver was killed Tuesday after he was hit by another motorist near County Road 425W and Smithland Road.
Shelby...
Discovering Columbus near and far: Mill Race installation stands tall on a global summary
Editor’s note: This is the fifth story in a series highlighting the five J. Irwin and Xenia Miller Prize winners for the Exhibit Columbus...
County moves money for sheriff pay
Security was the main focus of the first round of 2022 budget talks Monday by the Bartholomew County Council.
The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department is...
Coroner’s office identifies man found near creek
The Bartholomew County Coroner’s office has identified the man who was found dead near Haw Creek at Marr Road and Rocky Ford Road on...
City recycling worker commended for helping injured resident
A Columbus Department of Public Works employee was recently honored for helping an injured Columbus resident he encountered while on the job.
Craig Seaborne, who...
City considers “midtown” TIF district
A proposed tax increment financing district near the FairOaks Mall project could help pay for other area improvements in the future.
City officials discussed the...
