Tag Archives: bartholomew county
Jackson County man charged with child molesting
SEYMOUR, Ind. – After receiving a report of child abuse from the Indiana Department of Child Services on February 2, the Seymour Police Department (SPD) began an investigation. Preliminary infor...
LND Staff Mar 18, 2022
North Vernon’s Walnut Street Project Phase 1A starts Monday
NORTH VERNON, Ind. – North Vernon officials remind residents that this Monday, March 21, is the anticipated start date for the Walnut Street Project. Phase 1A begins that day with a closure of t...
LND Staff Mar 18, 2022
Hope starts ‘Senior Citizen Check-in’ program
HOPE, Ind. – As part of its effort to better serve the community, the Hope Police Department is establishing its “Senior Citizen Check-in” program. The purpose is to reach out to the...
LND Staff Mar 18, 2022
Free legal aid is available Tuesday
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Legal Aid District 11 is holding another free Legal Aid phone clinic for residents in its eight-county district this Tuesday, March 22. The district includes Bartholomew, Brown, Decat...
LND Staff Mar 18, 2022
Former Franklin College president pleads no contest to sex crimes
DOOR COUNTY, Wisc. – Thomas Minar, former President of Franklin College, pleaded no contest to four felony sex crime charges in a Wisconsin court on Thursday. The court found him guilty on three...
LND Staff Mar 18, 2022
Theft investigation leads to Jennings County drug arrests
NORTH VERNON, Ind. -After a theft was reported to the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office last Friday, an investigation began that eventually produced four arrests. A known male had apparently stol...
LND Staff Mar 17, 2022
3 local communities awarded a total of almost $13 million for infrastructure
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced Thursday that $162 million in federal transportation funding is being awarded to cities, towns, and counties in rural po...
LND Staff Mar 17, 2022
Nightly I-65 lane closures in Columbus begin Monday night
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Construction is expected to pick up over the next few weeks in the existing I-65 construction zone in Bartholomew County. Work began last year on the $65 million “Added Tr...
LND Staff Mar 17, 2022
6th Street Art Alley event set for March 24
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus Area Arts Council is presenting another free exhibit and mini-concert at the 6th Street Arts Alley this Thursday, from 5 to 7 p.m. The event will feature a live per...
LND Staff Mar 17, 2022
Three arrested after CPD traffic stop
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus Police Department (CPD) arrested three occupants of a vehicle after it was pulled over for a violation early Thursday morning. CPD stopped a car driven by Michael R...
LND Staff Mar 17, 2022





