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.
View ArticleThree Die In Heroin-Suspected Overdoses In Vigo County
Some officers are now carrying up to three doses of naloxone.
View ArticleWork 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.
View ArticleBoard Recommends Bartholomew County Hire More Public Defenders
If the county adopts the recommendations, it will have to find money to pay for their implementation.
View ArticleBartholomew County Police Investigating Church Vandalism
The church was vandalized and the intruder even attempted to set the building on fire.
View ArticlePolice 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.
View ArticleColumbus 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.
View ArticleRural 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.
View ArticleInvestigations Ongoing In Two-County Church Vandalism String
Repairs are just beginning for a Columbus church that is one of several vandalized earlier this summer.
View ArticleSheriffs: State Funding Needed To Help With Jail Overcrowding
Criminal code reform passed in 2014 is only one factor contributing to the exploding jail populations.
View ArticleIndiana Man Wanted By Police Is Dead After Shootout
A man wanted by police after fleeing from a traffic stop has died in southern Indiana.
View ArticleState Police Investigating Bartholomew County Jail Inmate Death
Female inmate dies at Bartholomew County Jail over the weekend. Investigation is ongoing.
View ArticleBartholomew County Council To Vote On Income Tax Increase
The income tax increase would help fund additional positions at the county jail.
View ArticleBartholomew County Approves Income Tax Increase
The increase will allow Bartholomew County Sheriff Matt Myers to hire additional staff to help police the jail.
View ArticleBartholomew 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.
View ArticleOfficials 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.
View ArticleIndiana 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.
View ArticleChanges 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.
View ArticleBartholomew 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.
View ArticleBartholomew 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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