Top Story from Monday, March 23rd, 2026

COLUMBUS, Ind. -  Bartholomew County is implementing a new community mass notification system, "CodeRED" by Crisis24, which will replace the current alert system, Everbridge. This upgraded system will allow officials to deliver important emergency alerts quickly and critical information directly to residents.

SEYMOUR, Ind. - The Seymour Police Department (SPD) arrested two Jackson County men near Bennett Street on drug charges on Saturday, March 21.

NORTH VERNON, Ind. — Perceptions Yoga, Mindfulness, and Art has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) through the 'America250' Grant Program, supporting a community-wide mural project commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

EDINBURGH, Ind. - Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) contractor E&B Paving, Inc. is scheduled to begin a pavement rehabilitation project on State Road 252, between I-65 and U.S. 31 in Edinburgh, on or after this Monday, March 30.

NORTH VERNON, Ind. -The North Vernon Police Department (NVPD) took a local man into custody following alleged armed threats at the intersection of State Road 3 and Madison Avenue on Friday, March 20.

COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Fire Department (CFD) was called to the scene of a residential structure fire in the 4400 block of Ashworth Court in the Abbey Place subdivision on Sunday evening.