City receiving settlement money over PFA contamination
Columbus City Utilities (CCU) this month was notified it will begin receiving settlement funds associated with a nationwide class action lawsuit it joined in 2023 regarding long-lasting, toxic chemicals in municipal water systems.
Hope and Jennings County receive Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Grants
INDIANAPOLIS – The Office of Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced 11 Indiana communities will receive $2,680,000 in Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Grants and Planning Grants through the Community Development Block Grant program.
City supporting extension of Carr Hill Road for Clarion redevelopment
Columbus Redevelopment Commission members agreed to put forward funds needed to design an extension of Car Hill Road, a component required by the state as a Midwest-based real estate firm is intending to develop the long-vacant former site of the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center.
Sheriff’s office warns about property fraud incidents
The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a public warning following five reported attempts of real estate seller impersonation over the past month.
Redevelopment Commission approves TIF funding for Downtown Improvement Grant Program
City officials on Monday provided a second installment of funding to a grant program aimed at improving some of downtown’s commercial buildings.
Bender Lumber to extend Red Kettle match effort this weekend
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Single-digit temps and heavy snow put a damper on the $6,000 Bender Lumber Co. Red Kettle Match last weekend, so the Bloomington-based company has offered to extend the match to include Dec. 19 and 20. Every dollar dropped into The Salvation Army’s kettles in Bartholomew County will be matched up to $6,000, doubling the impact of every gift.
On the move: GoBabyGo program provides engineered specialty ‘rides’ for kids
A group of engineering students showed what happens when compassion is directed towards action, using skills they learned in class to empower local children with limited mobility.
Cheer Fund co-chair Ben Noblitt leaving leadership role, but will continue to serve
The longest-running co-chair of the Columbus Firemen’s Cheer Fund is stepping down from his role after his eighth year of serving the longest-running charity in Columbus.
Former county highway garage to be demolished
What’s remaining of the former home of the Bartholomew County Highway Garage is set to be demolished in a couple months, and the property is potentially being primed as a suitable site for an affordable housing project, city officials said.
BCSC awards contract for C4 addition
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. board members on Monday night awarded a bid for C4 improvements at Columbus East High School.
