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Bartholomew County’s death toll from COVID-19 has reached 200, a milestone that was once-unthinkable and tragic given that nearly 1 in 4 of those deaths came after safe and effective vaccines were widely available in the community.

A reminder to our subscribers: The Republic does not publish a paper on Christmas Day to allow employees to spend the day with their families. We will return on Sunday with a printed edition.

Columbus native Delaney Jackson joined nearly 650 students and faculty from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, for the performance of this year’s “Christmas at Belmont” program, which is airing on Public Broadcasting Service channels for 19th straight holiday season.

Trinity Lutheran grad gets scholarship

You know you’ve got a good thing going when you’re raising money for a good cause and raising comical cane in the process.

If you’re unfamiliar with the celebratory, party-time concert atmosphere of The Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band and you’re miserably slogging through the challenge of the pandemic and more, make a note of the title of the country-blues trio’s new album: “Dance Songs for Hard Times.”

Mike Armstrong has played every major U.S. comedy outlet umpteen times over the past 23 years, been on all the major cable TV shows and traveled all over the country numerous times with the nationally syndicated “Bob and Tom Show” tour.

The Columbus Board of Zoning Appeals has approved zoning variances for a franchise operator that is seeking to demolish the former Lincoln Square Restaurant on the city’s west side and replace it with a fast casual restaurant with a drive thru.

WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators on Wednesday authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at home to head off the worst effects of the virus.