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Swails named AIM Media Indiana general manager
AIM Media Indiana, LLC has announced the appointment of Steve Swails as general manager with responsibility across all AIM media properties in Indiana. The promotion is effective Aug. 1, and Swails will also retain his current position and responsibilities as Group Circulation Director. The announcement was made jointly by Jeremy...
Victim identified in U.S. 31 fatal crash in Edinburgh
The Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who died in a Thursday accident on North U.S. 31 near County Road 800 North as Pawel Wierzbicki, 39, of Pennsylvania. The cause of death is listed as massive trauma to the lower extremities. He was killed in a collision...
Ryan Trares: Imagination station
Getting home in the evening, I’m never quite sure what I’ll walk into. Maybe a new eatery will have popped up in our living room. Perhaps a Rube Goldberg-esque contraption has been spread out across the kitchen floor. A fort may have replaced our wrap-around couch. We’ve reached...
Bible group meets outdoors at coffee shop for wide-eyed study, discussion
On one side of First Baptist Church’s Bible study group at Columbus’ Eastbrook Plaza Shopping Center, the peaceful sounds of Haw Creek flow briskly. On the other side, jackhammers rattle relentlessly along with construction on National Road. In the middle of that yin and yang of the great...
The Bulletin for July 20
GREENFIELD — Axis Worship Center of New Palestine will sponsor a golf outing Sept. 20 to benefit Love INC. It will take place at Arrowhead Golf Course, 3974 Clubhouse Drive. Check-in starts at 10 a.m., with a shotgun start at 11. Cost is $60 per player, which includes 18...
Norman Knight: Reliving memories at The Artcraft
The Historic Artcraft Theatre auditorium is lit dimly by the screen showing a repetitive sequence of local businesses’ ads, promotions and PSAs. It is early and not too difficult to find a row of six unoccupied seats in the slowly filling space. We find a bank of seats, and we all settle in.
Perinatal moms support group offered
A free local perinatal moms support group is open to pregnant and post-partum women. The group is tailored for expectant mothers from the 20th week of pregnancy through the first year after birth. Sponsors said the group meets from 6:30-8 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at Family Service, Inc. 1531 13th Street, Suite 2540, Columbus.
Police Incidents – July 20
12:35 p.m. Thursday — N. Morton St. and Commerce Drive. A woman, 80, reported having pain and injury to her entire body. 8:43 p.m. Thursday — 2125 N. Morton St., parking lot. 1:57 p.m. Thursday — South St. and U.S. 31. 4:50 a.m. Thursday — Walnut St....
Columbus Police Department hires new officer
The Columbus Police Department this week welcomed its newest officer, Thomas “Brandon” Brooks (CPD badge number 302). Columbus Corporate Counsel Alex Whitted swore in Brooks at the city’s Board of Public Works and Safety meeting Monday. Brooks is a Columbus native and graduate of Columbus East High...
UPDATE: 1 dead in Greenwood vehicle crash; part of U.S. 31 closed
One person is confirmed to have died in the fatal crash in Greenwood late Friday night. The person who died was on a motorcycle, said Matt Fillenwarth, Greenwood’s assistant chief of police. Accident investigators and detectives are on the scene investigating, Fillenwarth said. ORIGINAL STORY: 11:12 p.m. Friday. A...
Whiteland man named Indiana TOPS King
Slowly, over time, the weight kept building up. Douglas Schreiner’s weight struggles started in 1979, after his son was born with respiratory problems. A two-pack-a-day smoker, he quit cold turkey for his son’s wellbeing. But snack foods took the place of cigarettes. “Naturally, I gained weight, eventually, reaching...
Looking Back – July 20
Friends of city council president Dascal Bunch attended a fish fry at the Bartholomew County Fairgrounds, which raised $3,662, surpassing its goal of $2,000 to help pay for medication Bunch needed after a kidney transplant. The kidney was donated by Bunch’s 26-year-old son, Jordan, a pastor from Cincinnati. 1999.
Minor disruptions reported locally from CloudStrike outage
Bartholomew County and Columbus emergency services were working normally Friday except for access to other databases used in law enforcement, such as the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, officials said. A Microsoft global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption...
Alcohol & Tobacco Commission LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The
The Alcohol Beverage Board of Shelby County, Indiana will hold a public hearing at 10:00 am on August 01, 2024, at the City Hall, Council Hearing Room, 44 W. Washington St., Second Floor Shelbyville City Hall 44 W Washington St in the city of Shelbyville in said county, to investigate the propriety of holding an alcoholic.
Flo Ann Boyd
Flo Ann Boyd, 93, of Columbus went home to her heavenly father on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at 12:35 a.m. at GreenTree at Westwood. Mrs. Boyd was born February 11, 1931, in Columbus, the daughter of Harry and Mary Ahlbrand Abbett. On February 25, 1950, she married Charles E. Boyd.
Tracy Renee Hadley
Tracy Renee Hadley, 58, of Columbus, Indiana, peacefully passed away at 5:32 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Tracy was born in Columbus, November 13, 1965, the daughter of Xzondra L. Harrison Turner (Jack) and Farrell Hadley. Tracy was a beam of sunshine for anyone who was around her. Tracy is...
Trudy Martin: June 6, 1926 – July 2, 2024
Gertrude Irene Martin (age 98) was a caring mother, successful business women, life-long volunteer, world travel, and dedicated friend. Trudy was born and raised on a small farm in Greensburg, IN. She was very close to her seven brothers and sisters, but the farm couldn’t keep her down. After graduating from Indiana’s New Point H.S., Trudy hopped in her car and headed west. Her journey took her to California where she met her future husband of 60 years, Clyde Martin. For the next 40 years, they made their home in Brea, CA.
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