Experts say short-term rentals have generally been on the rise across the country in recent years, including in smaller markets like Columbus, driven in large part by tourism and corporate travel.
Columbus Township Trustee Kris Weisner and Columbus Township Fire & Rescue have announced the purchase of a new cardiac monitor that is expected to strengthen the department’s ability to provide life-saving care.
Local leaders and law enforcement say they do not anticipate an increase in arrests in Bartholomew County or changes in how they engage with the local homeless population when a new state law criminalizing sleeping on public property takes effect in July.
The parent company of a major local employer has announced plans to join forces with a longtime rival in a move that would create one of the world’s largest bearing manufacturers.
Two federal judges have ruled that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement unlawfully continued to detain two Bartholomew County immigrants without providing them legally required bond hearings.
Income inequality in Bartholomew County has widened since the pandemic, federal data shows, a shift leaving the local economy increasingly reliant on a smaller group of households to drive growth.
Disabled veterans in Bartholomew County have until the end of the year to make sure they’re signed up for new property tax breaks that county officials say could save qualifying veterans hundreds of dollars annually starting next year — or even eliminate their property tax bill entirely.
Cummins Inc. has announced plans to phase in production of two model-year 2027 engines after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed changes to rules governing truck emissions-control systems.
