A Columbus Police Department School Resource Officer was recently recognized for her work in local schools. Sgt. Julie Quesenbery, a 15 year law enforcement veteran, received the 2020 National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) Regional Service Award Region-5, earlier this month. Region 5 encompasses school resource officers from Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas. [...]
The City of Columbus recently announced its partnership with the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce and several other community organizations in the development and promotion of a new website to attract talent to the area. Eleven partners worked together to create a video and website aimed at helping job candidates learn more about what [...]
On Friday, June 26, Mayor Lienhoop and his family were the first to take a ceremonial trip across the State Road 46 overpass. Special thanks to the Columbus Fire Department for driving the Mayor across in the 1937 Stutz Fire Engine, Columbus Police Department, City of Columbus Engineering Department, Columbus Redevelopment and [...]
The City of Columbus and Indiana Department of Transportation have announced that beginning Friday June 26, eastbound traffic on State Road 46 began using the new route and the new overpass over the Louisville and Indiana Railroad. Also on that date, State Road 11 re-opened for traffic and all lanes on the 3rd Street Bridge re-opened.
On May 28, 2020, Columbus Mayor Jim Lienhoop announced that, due to COVID-19 and the uncertainty surrounding activities this fall, the Ethnic Expo planned for October 9-10, has been suspended for 2020. Ethnic Expo is a multicultural festival which has been organized by the City of Columbus since 1983. This would have marked the 37th [...]
On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, BCSC Superintendent, Jim Roberts issued a statement regarding the photoshopped images involving students enrolled at BCSC. There is no place in the City of Columbus, our school system, or society at large, for hateful racist ideology. While we can all agree that this incident is upsetting, it is incumbent upon all of [...]
Mayor Lienhoop's State of the City Address March 3, 2020
The Columbus Area Bicentennial Steering Committee today announced it is hosting a design contest to develop the official logo for the upcoming 2021 Bicentennial Anniversary. The committee seeks designers to showcase their professional talents and create a visual showpiece for the Columbus Area Bicentennial. Design proposals should incorporate the history and development of the City [...]
See the 2019 City Christmas tree's arrival and installation at City Hall on November 20, 2019. Thanks to Frank's Tree Service and all the City employees who helped with the installation, as well as the Smith family for their donation of this year's tree.
A project nearly four years in the making is now a reality after city, state and railroad officials broke ground on November 4, 2019 for an estimated $35 million railroad overpass on Columbus’ west side. The new overpass and cloverleaf interchange on the west side at State Road 46 and State Road 11 will allow [...]