Shelby Mullis
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Projects continue on BCSC facility improvements
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. students returned to several facility improvements as they went back to the classroom last week. BCSC Director of Operations Brett Boezeman said the district made several updates to all 18 school buildings this summer, including camera upgrades, new door locks, landscaping, restroom renovations and flooring replacements. But it is the larger → Read More
City considers TIF dollars for schools
Three Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. programs could receive a combined $750,000 from the city through tax increment financing this school year if Columbus City Council approves the request on final reading at its next meeting. The Columbus Redevelopment Commission voted unanimously last month to grant the local school district the funding for three student programs: → Read More
City considers tax abatement for manufacturer
A Columbus-based manufacturer could get a 10-year tax abatement for its $1 million investment in new manufacturing equipment if approved by Columbus City Council later this month. The council approved the abatement on first reading Tuesday to Rightway Fasteners Inc. for new manufacturing equipment to accommodate an increase in production volume. The $1 million investment → Read More
Officers, deputies and troopers to watch for stop arm violators on BCSC’s first day
Law enforcement officers from three local agencies are riding along with Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. students on buses heading back to the first day of school Wednesday, looking for stop-arm violators. Officers from the Columbus Police Department, deputies from the Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department and troopers from the Indiana State Police will be on buses → Read More
Roberts at the mic again for back to school
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. Superintendent Jim Roberts is at the mic again, but this time, he's hanging up the Elvis jumpsuit and taking on a current pop culture icon. Roberts urges students to get in one last swim at the → Read More
Flat Rock-Hawcreek installs ‘Home of the Jets’ sign
HOPE --The smallest of Bartholomew County's school corporations is introducing itself on on State Road 9 in a very big way. A new, nearly 18-foot sign outside the Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp. building is sure to get the attention of motorists in Hope and students who head back to school on Tuesday. The sign features → Read More
Hundreds line up for school supplies from local assistance program
More than 2,000 students across Bartholomew County will go back to school next week carrying backpacks filled with school supplies from the Bartholomew County School Supply Assistance Program. For just two days a year, the Bartholomew County School Supply Assistance Program can alleviate the stress of spending hundreds of dollars on basic school supplies for → Read More
Board of Works approves parks purchase of Jackson Street property
Columbus Board of Public Works and Safety members have approved the Columbus Parks Board's decision to purchase an environmentally-contaminated property that is owned by Columbus Mayor Jim Lienhoop's aunt. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the transfer of the vacant former Machinery Moving Inc. site at 1360 Jackson St. from the Columbus Parks and → Read More
Scott change of plea hearing re-set for December
A former Bartholomew County Sheriff's reserve deputy accused of molesting a child at Ceraland Park and Campground in 2018 will appear in court for a change of plea hearing in December. Larry L. Scott, 73, of Hope, who led night-time security as a volunteer for Ceraland, was arrested on July 22, 2018 on two felony → Read More
Foster grandparents prepare to work their magic in area schools
There's no love like that of a grandparent. With that in mind, more than 40 seniors across Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson and Jennings counties are sharing their abundant love with students in local classrooms. They are foster grandparents, and for four hours every weekday, these men and women ages 55 and older are spending time → Read More
Hidden homeless: Columbus continues to clean up makeshift camps around city
One of the first calls came in last summer.A Columbus farmer noticed a tent set up in his field near the east-side Walmart in Columbus. Fearing for the camper’s safety, the farmer called city officials to make them aware of the individual’s location.City code enforcement officer Fred Barnett and local police officers visited the makeshift → Read More
BCSC to pilot all-electric school bus after receiving grant
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. is one of four Indiana school districts selected to receive a $315,000 grant to purchase one all-electric school bus. The grant comes from the Indiana Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Fund Committee, which met Tuesday and approved the first round of funding from the National Volkswagen Mitigation Trust. The grants fund transformative → Read More
Columbus entrepreneur’s start-up selected for national program
An Indianapolis-based startup is in its first stint of a three-month program that helps early stage entrepreneurs and late stage startups transform from a $1 million company into a $1 billion company. Conversight.ai, led by Columbus entrepreneur Ganesh Gandhieswaran, was one of 11 international startups selected to participate in the Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator. → Read More
Let’s go fishing: CPD invites kids to learn how to fish
Cheryl Newland kept a handful of worms in the pocket of her pink jacket, repeatedly replacing the bait on her 9-year-old granddaughter's fishing hook Wednesday morning. Newland said she was on → Read More
Parks board to consider purchase of Jackson Street property
Columbus Parks and Recreation Board members will have a special meeting Wednesday to consider buying an environmentally-contaminated industrial building on Jackson Street which is owned by Columbus Mayor Jim Lienhoop's aunt. The board will convene for a special meeting at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Columbus City Hall's council chambers to consider the purchase agreement with → Read More
Local pickleball players want more courts
What happens when you combine nearly 200 pickleball players with only two city-owned pickleball courts? Lines. Drive by the Donner Park pickleball courts between 4 p.m. and dark on any given night and that's what you'll find -- long lines of eager players waiting for their turn to play one of the fastest-growing sports in → Read More
Animal Care Services seeks riders, volunteers for Moonlight Loop ride
Cyclists still have time to register to ride in this year’s Moonlight Loop, Columbus Animal Care Services’ annual evening bike ride. The ride raises funds for the city’s animal shelter.The ride begins at 9 p.m. on Aug. 3 at the Bartholomew County Public Library Plaza, 536 Fifth St. Riders will make a loop around the → Read More
It’s in his DNA: Megnin helps aspiring entrepreneurs create innovation-driven companies
Cy Megnin’s entrepreneurial career profited when he was just a young boy.Mowing lawns, cleaning gutters, selling T-shirts and buying candy bars for a quarter just to resell them for $1 — Megnin always found a way to make money.“Entrepreneurship is in my DNA,” Megnin said. “I’m not sure where that came from. It was just → Read More
Moonlight Loop registration underway
Cyclists still have time to register to ride in this year's Moonlight Loop, Columbus Animal Care Services' annual evening bike ride. The ride raises funds for the city's animal shelter. The ride begins at 9 p.m. on Aug. 3 at the Bartholomew County Public Library Plaza, 536 Fifth St. Riders will make a loop around → Read More
Columbus Transit to host route study open house
The public has another chance to offer input about ColumBUS Transit for an ongoing transit route study at an open house next week. The open house will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the first floor Cal Brand Meeting Hall at Columbus City Hall, 123 Washington St. A formal presentation at 5:30 p.m. → Read More