COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Bartholomew County Highway Department will be closing Pond Drive and a portion of County Road 650W (Granview Lake area) to all traffic on Monday, June 1, from approximately 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Motorists should avoid this area during the asphalt overlay project.
The work is scheduled to be finished in one day, so all construction traffic, equipment, supplies, and dumpsters must be away from the asphalt and the edges of the pavement.
Columbus City Utilities project will close parts of 18th, Elm Streets next month
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Portions of 18th and Elm Streets will close in early September for a Columbus City Utilities water tower replacement project scheduled through Sept. 30.
Jennings County deputy arrests motorcyclist traveling 118 mph
NORTH VERNON, Ind. - Jennings County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) Deputy Alex Campbell was recently on patrol when he saw something approaching that immediately caught his attention. It was a motorcycle and he clocked it at 118 mph in a posted 35 mph zone.
Mayor Ferdon honored with APAPA Indiana Chapter Award for Community Leadership
INDIANAPOLIS - Columbus Mayor Mary Ferdon was honored last weekend by the Asian Pacific American Public Affairs (APAPA) Indiana Chapter for her leadership in making Columbus a welcoming, inclusive, and resilient community.
Underground flooding caused downtown Columbus blackout on Monday
COLUMBUS, Ind. — A Duke Energy power outage in downtown Columbus forced the closure of the Bartholomew County Courthouse and other Columbus City offices on Monday, August 24. About 250 Duke Energy customers were affected.
Dolly Parton dies at 80
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Country music icon, actor, and philanthropist Dolly Parton died Tuesday at the age of 80.