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COLUMBUS, Ind. - If you have not yet discarded this year's Christmas Tree, the City of Columbus Department of Public Works reminds residents that crews will continue to collect the trees curbside (no alleys), on your regular trash day, through Friday, January 30.

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Do you have a storm shelter at your home or business? Bartholomew County Emergency Management (BCEM) is enhancing its support for emergency responders during severe weather by collecting voluntary storm shelter-location information throughout the county.

The Town of Edinburgh welcomed a new business to its downtown during the first week of 2026.

Sign-up for Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (BCSC) 2026 Pre-K classes has begun.

GREENWOOD, Ind. - The Center Grove Community School Corporation has announced that four Center Grove High School (CGHS) juniors are among the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP) Rising Stars of Indiana Class of 2027.

Franklin College has selected five students to serve as Pulliam Fellows during the 2025-26 academic year.

COLUMBUS, Ind.–   The Bartholomew County Circuit Court has sentenced a Columbus man to 24 years in the Department of Corrections for the crime of Child Molesting.

INDIANAPOLIS— The Indiana Historical Society has announced the appointment of a new Indiana county historian in Jennings County.

MORGAN COUNTY, Ind. – The Bargersville Fire Department’s Engine 202, Battalion 20, helped Green Township Fire and Rescue (GTFR) in extinguishing a residential fire on Tuesday afternoon, December 30, in the 500 block of Nast Chapel Rd.

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Registration is now open for the 2026 Public Safety Citizens’ Academy. Since the 1990s, the Columbus Police Department (CPD) has offered the academy to Columbus residents, allowing them an inside look at public safety in the community.

COLUMBUS, Ind. – City of Columbus Department of Public Works crews will be picking up residential Christmas trees curbside (no alleys) the same day as your regular trash collection beginning Friday, December 26.

NEEDHAM, Ind. – A home in Needham, northeast of Franklin in Johnson County, was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. The Needham Community Fire Department (NCFD) was dispatched to the house on County Road 700E just after 8 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ind. – All city offices in Columbus, including Columbus City Utilities, will be closed on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, December 24 through 26, to celebrate the Christmas holiday.

FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Johnson County Community Foundation (JCCF) has announced that scholarship applications will open on January 1.

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Sandra (Sandy) Beatty, chief deputy in the Bartholomew County Treasurer’s Office, is seeking the office of County Treasurer in 2026.

FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Franklin Fire Department (FFD) recently conducted ice rescue training during last week’s winter weather.

BARGERSVILLE, Ind. – The Bargersville Fire Department (BFD) invites local families and businesses to sign up for Community Connect. The program helps build a better town through prevention, preparedness, and response.

FRANKLIN, Ind. – If you are a small business owner and your organization is now weighing options for healthcare coverage, the Franklin Chamber of Commerce may have a solution.

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Columbus Regional Health (CRH) has announced that Dr. Sey and its Cardiac Cath Lab team are the first in Indiana to use the NuVision NAV Ultrasound Catheter device for afib and Watchman procedures.

COLUMBUS, Ind. –The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) has alerted the public following five reported attempts of real estate seller impersonation over the past month.

COLUMBUS, Ind. –Columbus Police Department (CPD) Deputy Chief Douglas “Matt” Martindale graduated as a member of the 296th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, on December 11.

COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus Office of Downtown Development (ODD) opens its S.E.A.R.S Winter Market starting this Saturday, December 20, at the former Sears building at 318 Jackson St.

NORTH VERNON, Ind. – A local man led Indiana State Police (ISP) troopers and deputies with the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) on a high-speed chase from Jackson to Jennings County on Wednesday afternoon, December 17.