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County Scraps CAFO Neighbor Tax Break Plan, Sends Appeals To State

Bartholomew County officials denied individual property tax appeals from a group of neighbors who live near a large confined hog farm in the rural town of Hope.

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Three Die In Heroin-Suspected Overdoses In Vigo County

Some officers are now carrying up to three doses of naloxone.

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Work Set To Begin On 4,000-Panel Solar Farm In Bartholomew Co.

The new farm covering about seven acres is among 10 being built by Hoosier Energy.

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Board Recommends Bartholomew County Hire More Public Defenders

If the county adopts the recommendations, it will have to find money to pay for their implementation.

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Bartholomew County Police Investigating Church Vandalism

The church was vandalized and the intruder even attempted to set the building on fire.

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Police Investigating Church Vandalism String In Bartholomew Co.

Bartholomew County Sheriff Matthew Myers says he believes the vandalisms are connected and is urging other churches to take precautions.

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Columbus Regional Health Announces Purchase Of Clarion Hotel

Columbus Regional Health purchased the former hotel, which went up for sale at a Bartholomew County foreclosure auction.

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Rural Homeowners To Pay Less In Property Taxes Due To CAFOs

The decision comes a year after families appealed to the county and then the state about the impact of large hog farms on their home values.

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Investigations Ongoing In Two-County Church Vandalism String

Repairs are just beginning for a Columbus church that is one of several vandalized earlier this summer.

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Sheriffs: State Funding Needed To Help With Jail Overcrowding

Criminal code reform passed in 2014 is only one factor contributing to the exploding jail populations.

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Indiana Man Wanted By Police Is Dead After Shootout

A man wanted by police after fleeing from a traffic stop has died in southern Indiana.

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State Police Investigating Bartholomew County Jail Inmate Death

Female inmate dies at Bartholomew County Jail over the weekend. Investigation is ongoing.

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Bartholomew County Council To Vote On Income Tax Increase

The income tax increase would help fund additional positions at the county jail.

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Bartholomew County Approves Income Tax Increase

The increase will allow Bartholomew County Sheriff Matt Myers to hire additional staff to help police the jail.

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Bartholomew Co. Substance Abuse Alliance Details Goals To Public

Team members from the Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress, or ASAP, laid out 10 critical elements it will focus on during the two-year initiative.

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Officials To Reinforce Cell Doors At Bartholomew County Jail

Commissioners in Indiana's Bartholomew County have decided to spend more than $2,200 on materials to reinforce jail cell doors following an earlier disturbance.

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Indiana Library Letting People Pay Off Fines With Food

If you've racked up fines at the Bartholomew County Public Library, you will soon be able to reach into your pantry instead of your wallet to pay up.

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Changes To Columbus Police Oversight Group Drawing Criticism

Some members of the African American Pastors Alliance and the NAACP in Columbus say the city is taking a step backwards.

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Bartholomew Co. Teacher Suspended Over Rifle In Truck

Mike Metz left a rifle visible in his pickup truck parked on school grounds. Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. officials suspended him.

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Bartholomew County Zoning Board Approves Haw Creek Township Hog Farm

The board says the confined animal feeding operation meets all county development requirements.

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