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‘Furry Friends’ distributes free pet food on Thursday
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Friends of Columbus Animal Care Services (FCACS) will be handing out free pet food through their Furry Friends Food Bank distribution this Thursday, July 18, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Columbus Municipal Airport, 4770 Ray Boll Blvd. The pet food will be given out in the parking lot in front of the plane, Charlie 119.
3 Men Arrested After Robberies of Dollar General Stores in Greenfield
GREENFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — Three men were arrested for their accused involvement in two separate robberies that occurred just minutes apart last week at Dollar General stores in Greenfield. At 7:06 p.m. on July 8, Greenfield Police Department officers responded to a report of a robbery at Dollar General,...
‘Dale on the Trail’ completes 135 Appalachian Trail miles, nears end
COLUMBUS, Ind. – A local retired teacher and current Bartholomew Consolidated School Board member is getting closer to adding a new achievement to his illustrious career: Appalachian Trail finisher. The Appalachian Trail (AT), one of the most sought-after trails in the world for hiking enthusiasts, is a 2,200-mile trail...
Batesville Parks and Recreation Board July Meeting Canceled
(Batesville, IN) – The City of Batesville Parks and Recreation board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 17 has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items. The meeting was scheduled to take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Memorial Building (132 S. Main Street).
FRHC School Board Agenda 07/16
Work Session – 5:15 p.m., Board Room Adjacent to Central Office. Regular Session – 7 p.m., Board Room Adjacent to Central Office. 1. Pledge.................................................................Mr. Walters. 2. Call to Order.........................................................Mr. Walters. 3. Approval of Minutes: June 18, 2024.....................Mr. Walters. 4. Public Comment.....................................................Mr. Walters. 5. Approval of Payroll and Vendor...
Docs: Dollar General customer helped police track down 3 alleged robbers
GREENFIELD, Ind. — Law enforcement has arrested three men for their alleged roles in a pair of Dollar General robberies. According to a press release, 21-year-old Shannon Hoskins, 19-year-old Quentin Lewis and 18-year-old Shia Baker were all arrested and preliminarily charged with robbery. Police first became aware of the...
IU Columbus schedules walk-in sessions for new, prospective students
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Indiana University Columbus will host walk-in hours next week, July 22-26, for all new and prospective students to meet with admissions counselors. “This week is about meeting students where they are — if they’re admitted for the fall and need help with their enrollment checklist; if they’re a high school junior/senior planning ahead; if they’re a college student thinking about transferring; or if they’re a working adult considering returning to college,” explained Jayne Morris, IU Columbus Assistant Director of Enrollment Management.
Man Sentenced in Connersville Federal Arson Case
An Alabama man has been sentenced to nearly 5 years in federal prison for committing arson in Connersville, Indiana. In October 2021, Tommy Lee Harrison Sr. of Birmingham, Alabama, drove to Connersville, Indiana to burn down his father’s house. He used gasoline to light the inside and outside of...
Raymond G. Turner
Saturday, July 13, 2024, started out for Raymond Turner, 89, of Edinburgh, the same way that the last few days had been going. He was under hospice care, in the bed at his home on Holland Street, preparing to cross the valley of death. The fact that he was at home is a testimony to the love of His wife and family. He had lived in that house for the last 50 years and it was where he wanted to die. And so, the family kept a long-standing promise they had made to him—to care for him at home until the end. And so it was, after several days of people coming and going, people caring for him, loving him, telling him how much he meant to them, praying, reading Scripture, the house was quiet for a few minutes on Saturday afternoon. He was alone in the house with his beloved wife of over 68 years, Bobbie J. Bohannon Turner. She came into his room to check on him and see if he needed anything. At 3:30 p.m., she found that the man she married when she was 16 years old was gone. That’s what she said when she called the rest of the family, “He’s gone.” Gone where is the question though, isn’t it? The fact is that a very real and significant part of Ray Turner, his physical body, was still lying in his bed. The glorious truth is that the other part of Ray Turner, his soul, had been carried away. At the very moment he took his final breath, he opened his eyes to the most glorious sight? The sight that he had been longing to see. Not breathtaking garden vistas or golden streets or any of the other beautiful realities of heaven?Ray opened his eyes across the great divide and found himself looking into the face of the King of all creation and the One who died to rescue him from death. Ray has now seen His great reward and the reward is Jesus Christ. O, what glory!
The late Richard Simmons brought joy to Columbus 33 years ago
Local social media users posted bittersweet thoughts the past two days over the death on Saturday of fitness fanatic Richard Simmons at age 76. But 33 years ago, on May 4, 1991, many in a crowd estimated at 5,000 people — security personnel said it might have even been more — at then-FairOaks Mall on 25th Street in Columbus shed tears of joy when he led an oversized aerobics class of sorts clad in his trademark Globetrotters-style shorts.
Obituaries 7-16-24
Billy Ray Ball, 77, of Greenfield, Ind., died Saturday, July 6, 2024, at IU Medical Center, Indianapolis, Ind. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the R.E. Rogers Funeral Home chapel with David Robinette officiating. Burial followed at Hatfield-Sullivan Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction...
Camp rigor: Local family participates in boot camp for kids
GREENFIELD – While most local children have been spending their carefree summers in Hancock County with a local camp or Bible school here or there, one Greenfield dad recently spent a week with his two boys in a military-style boot camp for kids in Vermont. Devon Brown was a...
Family bringing back John 3:16 tourney to honor fallen hero
Five years ago, Mark Hunter and a couple of his friends started the John 3:16 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament to honor and raise funds for a scholarship in the name of his son, the late Sgt. Jonathon Hunter. Jonathon Hunter, a 2011 Columbus East graduate, was killed in a suicide attack...
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