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LIKE RIDING A BIKE: Siblings’ annual Cheer Fund effort provides the wheels in its...
The nonprofit campaign Friendship Wheels has raised nearly $25,000 during the past eight years to provide bicycles at Christmas to children through the Columbus Firemen’s Cheer Fund — and two of its main organizers are still in high school.
I-65 lane shifts south of Columbus to begin next week
Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Force Construction plans to shift traffic early next week in the I-65 construction zone south of Columbus as the added travel lanes project moves into its winter configuration.
Republic Woman of the Year nominations sought
Nominations are being sought for The Republic’s 40th Annual Woman of the Year.
Holcomb will seek more funding for READI regional grants
INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb said he plans to seek more money for his regional grant program after applications from 17 regions across the state sought triple the $500 million allotted by the Legislature.
Whipple to seek second term as assessor
Bartholomew County Assessor Ginny Whipple, a Republican, has announced her intention to seek a second consecutive term in office.
State to announce READI grants on Tuesday
Regional officials will soon learn the results of their application for a $49.5 million grant from the state.
County nears 200 COVID-19 pandemic deaths
BCSC virus cases up 64 from last week
As the fall semester nears its end, the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. is reporting a total of 870 COVID-19 positive cases since the beginning of the new school year — up 64 from last week’s count.
