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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, 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.    

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, 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.

FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Franklin Indiana Chamber of Commerce invites you to "Meet the Chamber" on Thursday, January 22, from 8:30 to 10 a.m., at the Main and Madison Market Café.

COLUMBUS, Ind. – River Valley Legal Aid Pro Bono Indiana presents a Free MLK Day Legal Phone Clinic for residents of its eight-county district on Monday, January 19, from 3 to 5:30 p.m.

WHITELAND, Ind. - The Town of Whiteland is awarding a $1000 Otto Lewis Memorial scholarship to two eligible Whiteland Community High School graduating seniors. Applications are now open.

COLUMBUS, Ind. - If you have not yet discarded this year's Christmas Tree, the City of Columbus Department of Public Works reminds residents that crews will continue to collect the trees curbside (no alleys), on your regular trash day, through Friday, January 30.

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Do you have a storm shelter at your home or business? Bartholomew County Emergency Management (BCEM) is enhancing its support for emergency responders during severe weather by collecting voluntary storm shelter-location information throughout the county.

The Town of Edinburgh welcomed a new business to its downtown during the first week of 2026.

Sign-up for Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (BCSC) 2026 Pre-K classes has begun.

GREENWOOD, Ind. - The Center Grove Community School Corporation has announced that four Center Grove High School (CGHS) juniors are among the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP) Rising Stars of Indiana Class of 2027.

Franklin College has selected five students to serve as Pulliam Fellows during the 2025-26 academic year.

COLUMBUS, Ind.–   The Bartholomew County Circuit Court has sentenced a Columbus man to 24 years in the Department of Corrections for the crime of Child Molesting.

INDIANAPOLIS— The Indiana Historical Society has announced the appointment of a new Indiana county historian in Jennings County.

Columbus, Ind.- Friends of Columbus Animal Care Services (FCACS) will be handing out pet food through their Furry Friends Food Bank distribution on Thursday, January 15, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., at Columbus Municipal Airport, 4770 Ray Boll Blvd.

MORGAN COUNTY, Ind. – The Bargersville Fire Department’s Engine 202, Battalion 20, helped Green Township Fire and Rescue (GTFR) in extinguishing a residential fire on Tuesday afternoon, December 30, in the 500 block of Nast Chapel Rd.

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Registration is now open for the 2026 Public Safety Citizens’ Academy. Since the 1990s, the Columbus Police Department (CPD) has offered the academy to Columbus residents, allowing them an inside look at public safety in the community.

COLUMBUS, Ind. – City of Columbus Department of Public Works crews will be picking up residential Christmas trees curbside (no alleys) the same day as your regular trash collection beginning Friday, December 26.