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• City, County offices closed on MLK Day, trash pick-up on schedule

  COLUMBUS, Ind. – All City of Columbus offices, including Columbus City Utilities, will be closed this Monday, January 19, to observe the holiday celebrating the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• Columbus Fire Department welcomes two new members

  COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Columbus Fire Department (CFD) welcomed two new members on Tuesday. Firefighters James Hopkins and Nick Lynn were sworn in by Columbus Mayor Mary Ferdon during the January 13 Board of Public Works and Safety meeting held at Columbus City Hall.    

• Dave O'Mara workshop in North Vernon destroyed by Monday night fire

  NORTH VERNON, Ind. — The North Vernon Fire Department (NVFD) and North Vernon Police Department (NVPD) responded to a fire that engulfed a Dave O'Mara Contractor workshop on Ertel Lane in North Vernon on Monday night, January 12.

• Hope readies for Groundhog Day event

  HOPE, Ind. - The Town of Hope hosts its annual Groundhog Day event on Monday, February 2, starting at 8 a.m., on the Hope Town Square, near the bandstand. "Hope" the groundhog makes her appearance at 8:30.

• Man seriously injured in baseball bat beating at Country Squire Lakes, suspect arrested

  NORTH VERNON, Ind. - In the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 13, the Jennings County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) was dispatched to a residence in Country Squire Lakes in reference to a disturbance.