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Indiana hospitalizations surge, vaccine is urged
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana Hospital Association (IHA) says, "COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising dramatically in Indiana.” In a Tuesday media release, the IHA confirmed that coronav...
LND Staff Aug 19, 2021
Bartholomew County inmate died from overdose in June
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Bartholomew County Coroner Clayton Nolting says the cause of a June death of a Bartholomew County Jail inmate was an accidental drug overdose. Gregory Leonard, 47, of Clifford, ...
Harrison Silcox Aug 19, 2021
Columbus East hosts Friday food pantry
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus East Food Pantry will have a community food distribution this Friday, August 20, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The drive-up event features pre-bagged collections of food a...
Harrison Silcox Aug 19, 2021
Indiana confirms over 3500 new cases of COVID
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced that 3,558 additional Hoosiers were diagnosed with coronavirus and included in its daily update on Wednesday. The sta...
Harrison Silcox Aug 18, 2021
North Vernon man arrested for burning, robbing another man
NORTH VERNON, Ind. – The Jennings County Sheriff’s Office responded to St. Vincent Jennings Hospital Tuesday evening in reference to a man that had been burned. Deputies learned the victim...
Harrison Silcox Aug 18, 2021
CPD arrests two after traffic stop
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Two local people were busted on drug charges after their car was pulled over by the Columbus Police Department (CPD) early Wednesday morning. Shortly after midnight, officers in...
Harrison Silcox Aug 18, 2021
City council allocates federal COVID funds to recoup revenue loss
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus City Council met Tuesday evening and voted 4-to-3 to apportion $4.2 million of U.S. Treasury Department grants for the purpose of shoring up revenue losses in three...
Barney Quick Aug 17, 2021
Coroner’s office identifies body found last week
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday released the name of a man that was found dead near Haw Creek, at Marr and Rocky Ford Roads, on August 11. The individua...
Harrison Silcox Aug 17, 2021
CFD adds new firefighter
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus Fire Department (CFD) welcomed a new member to the family on Tuesday morning. Andrew Fields was sworn in by Columbus Mayor Jim Lienhoop at the weekly Board of Publi...
LND Staff Aug 17, 2021
Indiana confirms 2,726 new COVID cases
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) reported 2,726 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday. The state has now verified 806,094 residents as having been infected with t...
Harrison Silcox Aug 17, 2021





