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Thrive Alliance hosts dinner for caregivers month

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Thrive Alliance is hosting a free dinner program for adult caregivers as part of National Family Caregivers Month. Offered in conjunction with Just Friends Adult...

‘Bar None’

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Drew Thompson is running faster than ever this cross-country season, and with good reason. Following last season, Thompson had a 15-inch titanium bar removed from...

City renews contract for downtown flowers

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The city of Columbus has renewed a contract with a local business to help plant and maintain flowers in the downtown area next year. The...

Mission plans luncheon for local agencies

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New Song Mission in Freetown is hosting a luncheon at noon Friday for organizations and agencies that serve at-risk children and youth. New Song is...

Night of a Thousand Jacks successful right off the bat

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He presides over what sounds for all the world like a top rock act. Smashing pumpkins. As in wonderful, wacky and wondrous carved jack-o-lanterns to...

Haddad named to Indiana Landmarks board

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Indiana Landmarks has elected five new directors, including one from Columbus. Tracy Haddad, Columbus, is one of the newly-elected directors, serving a three-year term that...

Changing attitudes

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The most common public attitude ex- pressed toward addicts is that other people would just as soon not deal with them. That’s according to Tony...

City budget adds $10 million for capital spending

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The Columbus City Council has approved a $57.8 million budget for 2018. Next year’s budget is about $1 million less than this year’s $58.9 million...

Big numbers start with Olympians’ offensive line

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A successful rushing attack needs two things — a solid running back and a strong offensive line. The Columbus East football team continues to have...

Toyota helps storm victims

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Toyota Forklifts is donating $50,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief, a move by the Columbus-based company to help Toyota employees in the Houston and south...