Political newcomer declares interest in county council at-large position
A former police officer who now owns a Columbus business has announced his intention to run as a Republican in the spring primary for...
ISTEP score check totals double
More than 30,000 children statewide are having portions of their ISTEP tests reviewed by the state after their parents said they wanted officials to...
‘What am I going to do?’
She was pregnant, scared and only 16.
At first, Sydney Perkins, now 18, tried to ignore the signs. She was a sophomore...
Officials: Kids were playing with matches
Children playing with matches appears to be the cause of a Monday afternoon garage fire that displaced a family of five in southeast Columbus.
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Want to carry a torch for Indiana?
Bartholomew County residents will have the opportunity to exhibit the warmth and hospitality they pride themselves on when Hoosiers from around the state come...
Garage fire damages rental home
Children playing with matches appears to be the cause of a garage fire that displaced a five-member family in southeast Columbus.
Two...
Pack a patrol car? It takes trailer to move donated items
The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department has delivered about 8,000 items of nonperishable food donated to Love Chapel food pantry.
The food and...
Correction
Due to a Republic error, Addy Crowder was misidentified in a photo that appeared at the top left in a Hope Christmas of Yesteryear...
Annex building coming down — just not yet
Yes, demolition of the 87-year-old Bartholomew County Annex building is going forward — just not as quickly as planned.
Fencing has been...
Rape charge dropped in plea
A Hope man, jailed for six months in Bartholomew County after he was arrested on two counts of rape will spend another seven weeks...






