On November 16, the City of Columbus was awarded the Community of the Year Award by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce at their annual dinner in Indianapolis. Mayor Jim Lienhoop and Executive Director of Administration Mary Ferdon received the award with many city staff and Columbus business representatives in the audience. Jim Schacht, [...]
On Monday, September 12, Columbus City Council members held a public meeting to present and discuss the proposed Council redistricting plan. Public members had the opportunity to see the proposed council district maps and compare them to current district maps. Earlier this year, the Columbus City Council voted to move from Third Class city [...]
The City of Columbus Fire Department and the Columbus Township Fire Department are collaborating on an automatic aid agreement between agencies. The agreement stipulates that a dual agency response will occur for fire service incidents within both City of Columbus and Columbus Township boundaries with each agency agreeing to send a single apparatus staffed by [...]
Area schools, including students in Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation and Flatrock Hawcreek School Corporation, return to school on Thursday, August 4. Drivers are encouraged to use caution, especially during early morning hours, as kids will be walking, biking and waiting at bus stops in neighborhoods.
The 2022–23 cycle of Exhibit Columbus launches on June 14–15 with a public event that will shape how this dynamic program will explore compelling ideas to empower communities to make strategic investments in architecture, art, and design that will increase economic, social, and cultural resilience. With a team of influential curators, designers, architects, economists, preservationists, [...]
At the April 26 Board of Works meeting, members voted to award the construction of a 150,000 square foot fieldhouse at NexusPark to Columbus, Indiana-based Force Construction, Inc. Force Construction was one of two companies that submitted a response to the request for qualifications and request for proposals for the fieldhouse project, part of the [...]
Creating an Equitable Community: How local groups are advancing diversity, equity and inclusion tells the story of how Bartholomew County is responding to the call for a more equitable community. More than 30 local partners contributed to the publication. Creating an Equitable Community report
First Street will be converted to one-way westbound traffic in late February through the end of March to accommodate 1821 Bicentennial Trail utility work. New sidewalks, curb and gutter and underground utilities will be installed between Franklin Street and Lafayette Ave in early to mid-March. This will take place in front of the project [...]
Today, the Columbus City Utilities Board voted to appoint Roger Kelso as Director of Columbus City Utilities. Mr. Kelso replaces Keith Reeves, who has served as Interim Director since April 2021. Mr. Kelso brings more than 45 years of water and sewer industry experience to the position. Since 2015, Mr. Kelso has been a consultant [...]
Columbus Sister City, Miyoshi, Japan, has sent a special message from the Mayor and Superintendent in celebration of the Columbus Area Bicentennial. View their video greeting via the button below. Columbus Area Bicentennial website