Asphalt plant sought for interstate construction
Staff Reports
Contractors interested in winning a $143 million reconstruction project for Interstate 65 between Seymour and Columbus have expressed interest in building a temporary...
Promise fulfilled: North standout repeats as The Republic Player of Year
Maliah Howard-Bass came to Columbus North as a freshman filled with promise.
Howard-Bass lived up to that promise throughout her four years with the Bull...
City gets rid of tree-inspired sculpture
A controversial sculpture that was part of the 2014 Columbus Indiana Sculpture Biennial has been removed from public display after its contract expired and...
Spring scenes – March 25
The telltale signs of spring are emerging as March unfolds and winter’s traces disappear. Birds are more evident, as are squirrels and other animals....
Teen dies trying to enter home through window
A 17-year-old girl died in an accident at her home near Taylorsville.
Algerine (Alie) M. Haw was pronounced dead at her home at 8:53 a.m....
Local pastor arrested on felony insurance fraud charge over staged burglary
A Columbus pastor who claimed his family was robbed of about $11,000 in cash and valuables while he was preaching at church has been...
Complementary creation: Los Angeles designers accent Irwin Conference Center
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of stories focusing on Miller Prize winners for this fall’s Exhibit Columbus event downtown.
Talk about cashing...
New Columbus Ricker’s convenience store first to legally sell cold beer
A convenience store that recently opened in Columbus is one of the first in Indiana to legally sell cold beer and hard liquor.
But if...
Coming Sunday: Coordinated effort begins to address opioid overdose epidemic
An unending pursuit to eliminate pain in the American population has led to the downside of drug use -- addiction. That's according to two...
Worton named to judicial conference
A local judge has been chosen to serve a two-year term on the Judicial Conference of Indiana.
Bartholomew County Superior Court 1 Judge Jim Worton...
