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City of Columbus announces July 4 closings, trash collection delays
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The City of Columbus Department of Public Works reminds residents that all offices, including Columbus City Utilities, will be closed for the holidays, Thursday, July 4, and Friday, July 5, to commemorate Independence Day. There will be no trash or recycling pick-ups on Thursday. All collections...
Thunderstorms roll through central Indiana, numerous power outages reported
INDIANAPOLIS — Thunderstorms rolled through central Indiana late Saturday afternoon. Beginning around 3:30 p.m., thunderstorm warnings were issued throughout the area. Some of the counties affected were Boone, Hendricks, Marion, Montgomery, Putnam, Hancock, Johnson, Shelby, Rush, Henry and Bartholomew. Most of the warnings were called off by 5:30 p.m. National Weather Service projections indicated severe […]
County middle schooler 1st in national history contest
Brown County Middle School student Aesop Birkemeier has been awarded first place in the Junior Division for his individual performance at the National History Day Contest in College Park, Md. Nearly 3,000 students from across the country presented history projects in five categories, performance, documentary, exhibit, paper and website. Each...
CFD outlines when you can use personal fireworks
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus Fire Department (CFD) reminds residents who might be shooting off consumer fireworks that the state of Indiana has an ordinance for permitted dates and times for such activity. The City of Columbus follows the state statute allowing for the use of fireworks. The state...
CRH presents QMIX Musical Fireworks on Wednesday evening
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Radio station QMIX 107.3 invites you to celebrate the nation’s birthday at Columbus Regional Health presents QMIX Musical Fireworks 34, “Midwest Meltdown,” this Wednesday, July 3, at Airpark Columbus. Attendees should bring their blankets, lawn chairs, and a loud portable radio. The food...
Columbus plans ‘Parks and Recreation Month’ in July
COLUMBUS, Ind. – During July, the Columbus Parks and Recreation Department and Columbus Park Foundation celebrate “Parks and Recreation Month. Columbus is stronger, more vibrant, and more resilient because of parks and recreation. The month-long event is an initiative of the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). The...
Two Legal Aid Phone Clinics in July
(Columbus, IN) – Legal Aid District 11 has scheduled two free legal aid phone clinics for residents this month in its eight-county service area, which includes Decatur County and seven others – Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush, and Shelby counties. The clinics, provided at no cost to...
Residents worry how Google data center air pollutants will impact health at IDEM public hearing
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Monday, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management or IDEM hosted a public hearing to discuss air quality concerns with the Google Data Center. The meeting is a step in the process of an application for the property to be approved that would allow backup...
UPTOWN, DOWNTOWN, ALL AROUND BROWN: The House with the Roof that Splits Raindrops
Walk with me through this little art colony called Nashville. We follow a winding path through the center of town. It is a smooth path that we follow… trodding on cobblestones that traverse time itself. Years ago, pioneer artists of Brown County walked these same roads and paths that...
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