Airport begins plans for new air traffic control tower
Columbus Municipal Airport, in collaboration with the Federal Aviation Administration and Woolpert, an engineering firm, are planning to design and build a new 100-foot-tall air traffic control tower. The project will be supported by a grant from the Cummins Foundation Architecture Program.
Curriculum costs: BCSC proposes using referendum funds
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. is considering using $250,000 from its operating referendum to help cover curriculum costs due to recent legislative changes that eliminate textbook fees.
BCSC board approves policy updates
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. board voted Monday to approve updated policies on school safety and suspension and expulsion.
Board considers hiring attorney in GOP nominee’s candidacy lawsuit
County election officials plan to meet this week to consider pursuing legal counsel to represent them in a lawsuit challenging the candidacy of the Republican nominee for Columbus City Council District 6.
Commissioners send abatement request forward for King’s Hawaiian
The Bartholomew County Council will soon consider whether to grant tax abatements to a company that is planning to invest a little under $200 million to create a new food manufacturing plant near Edinburgh.
Lincoln Park shooting suspects may be tried together
A judge is considering a request by the Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s Office to jointly try two defendants charged in the May 23 drive-by shooting that injured four people in Columbus’ Lincoln Park.
Hope man charged with shooting wife ruled incompetent
A Hope man accused of shooting his wife after an argument has been found incompetent to assist in his defense and will be committed to the Indiana Department of Mental Health and Addiction for further evaluation.
City officials to consider solar regulations
The Columbus Plan Commission is set to resume discussions around solar facility regulations and may choose to send a recommendation forward to Columbus City Council.
County council to consider budget Tuesday
A $67.6 million budget for county government in 2024 will be presented for a preliminary vote by the Bartholomew County Council Tuesday evening.
Ribbon cutting planned for pollinator path
A ribbon cutting for a new Pollinator Path in Blackwell Park hosted by the Sierra Club Winding Waters Group is planned at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at the park, 1550 Whitney Court, in Columbus.
