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Unity sounded like this Sunday morning at The Commons in downtown Columbus: spirited, grooving, hand-clapping cadence.

The holidays came to life in a big way Thursday amid the annual A Not So Silent Night event throughout downtown Columbus. Later merchant hours included specials for shoppers — and those specials even included a wealth of Taylor Swift merch to make cash registers jingle like sleigh bells.

The office of Columbus City Utilities will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 7, for Election Day. Regular business hours will resume on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 7 a.m.

Just in time for Friday the 13th this weekend, the Bartholomew County Historical Society is partnering with the Crump Theatre to present a 30th anniversary showing of the classic animated film “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” featuring the work of Columbus native Tim Hittle among other animators in the Tim Burton work.

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Three Columbus North High School graduates — two bound for Purdue University and one heading to Indiana University — are among more than 3,000 National Merit Scholars whose selections were announced Tuesday.

Easter will have a special glow for perhaps several hundred youngsters today coming to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in downtown Columbus.

A program sheet for a rally Thursday afternoon to show support for area Asian residents showed that there were seven speakers scheduled.

The African American community and others are preparing for Kwanzaa, a celebration of Black culture today through Sunday.

Volunteers at three local churches served a record 2,599 free homemade Thanksgiving meals to Bartholomew County residents.