Tag Archives: bartholomew county
Columbus traffic stop leads to drug arrest
COLUMBUS, Ind. – A local woman was arrested on drug charges after she was stopped by the Columbus Police Department (CPD) for a minor traffic violation on Wednesday evening. Officers pulled over...
Harrison Silcox May 28, 2020
State Road 11 set to close for 30 days
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says Milestone Contractors will close State Road 11, south of State Road 46 in Columbus, beginning this Monday, June 1. Motorist...
Harrison Silcox May 28, 2020
Board announces cancellation of Jackson County Fair
JACKSON COUNTY, Ind. – The Jackson County Fair Board announced Wednesday that it had decided to not have this summer’s county fair. “After much research, the Jackson County Fair Boar...
Harrison Silcox May 28, 2020
CFD extinguishes small fire at laundromat
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus Fire Department (CFD) was called to a small blaze at an eastside laundromat on Wednesday evening. Firefighters knocked down the dryer fire at The Laundry Room, 2191...
LND Staff May 28, 2020
ISDH reports 370 new COVID-19 cases
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) confirmed 370 new cases of COVID-19 for the 24-hour period ending Wednesday at noon. The latest numbers show Indiana with 32,43...
Harrison Silcox May 27, 2020
BCSO merit deputy retires
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Bartholomew County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) congratulates Dean Johnson for 32 years of service to the sheriff’s department and the citizens of Bartholomew County. Johns...
LND Staff May 27, 2020
CPD busts pair for drugs
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus Police Department (CPD) arrested two people on drug charges after a traffic stop early Wednesday morning. Shortly before 2 a.m., law enforcement pulled over a vehic...
Harrison Silcox May 27, 2020
Johnson County seeing uptick in thefts from cars
FRANKLIN, Ind. – Authorities at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office say they have seen a recent increase in thefts from vehicles and that they are typically occurring overnight and in the ...
Harrison Silcox May 27, 2020
U.S. 31 to be repaved in Bartholomew and Johnson Counties
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says that work is scheduled to begin on an $8.4 million resurfacing contract on U.S. 31, in Bartholomew and Johnson Counties...
Harrison Silcox May 27, 2020
Carr Hill Road beam setting over I-65 begins Thursday
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Milestone Contractors is scheduled to begin beam-setting operations this week over Interstate 65, at Carr Hill Road, in Bartholomew County. The work being done is part of a supe...
Harrison Silcox May 27, 2020





