Red scarves call attention to AIDS awareness
In commemoration of World AIDS Day today, the Columbus-based Granny Connection nonprofit outreach will place red scarves on downtown trees and lamp posts.
Columbus firefighters extinguish fire at WestRock
COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Columbus firefighters were sent to WestRock Co. at 4 p.m. Tuesday about a machine on fire.
The company, located at 3101 State...
Dryer fire extinguished by Columbus firefighters
COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Columbus firefighters removed a damaged clothes dryer from a home in the 3200 block of McCullough Lane after it caught fire...
Commissioners agree to redistrict for county races
COLUMBUS, Ind. -- New political precincts, as well as redrawn districts for three Bartholomew County commissioners and four county council members, received preliminary approval...
Father accused of neglect of a dependent in 8-year-old son’s death
COLUMBUS, Ind. -- A local man was arrested Monday afternoon on a Bartholomew County warrant and is being held on a $1 million bond...
Sweet now incarcerated in the Bartholomew County Jail on a 72-hour hold
COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Jeremy Sweet, 39, Columbus, who was pulled semiconscious from a submerged truck in the East Fork White River on Friday by...
Autopsy results for child to take weeks
Autopsy results for 2-year-old Emma Sweet are expected to take around four to six weeks, the Bartholomew County Coroner’s office said Monday.
Halligan receives 50 years in prison for brutal attack on ice skating coach at...
COLUMBUS, Ind. - A Columbus defendant who admits trying to murder a professional ice skater and instructor last fall has been sentenced to 50...
Love Chapel food pantry plans largest expansion in organization’s history
Love Chapel food pantry is planning to embark on the largest expansion in the organization’s history over the coming years in an effort to increase access to food in Bartholomew County.
Deadline approaches for holiday help registration
The deadline to register a child to receive gifts through one of the local Christmas charities is rapidly approaching.
