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COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Columbus Redevelopment Commission is advancing efforts to unlock hundreds of acres of industrial ground. Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution 20-2026, allocating up to $386,500 for Phase 2 of the Walesboro Airport Master Plan.

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Local officials have boosted pedestrian safety and infrastructure connectivity near the Columbus Airpark. The Columbus Redevelopment Commission voted unanimously to approve up to $184,094 for sidewalk installations at the airport.

COLUMBUS, Ind. - The City of Columbus-Bartholomew County Planning Department will host a public open house and input session on Wednesday, October 28, from 6 to 8 p.m., in the Cal Brand Meeting Hall at Columbus City Hall.

COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Bartholomew County Highway Department announced that County Road 200S, between Terrace Lake Road and County Road 400 W, will be closed Tuesday, October 20, through Friday, October 23, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced that, starting on or after October 19, drivers heading east or west on Mallory Parkway in Franklin may only turn right onto U.S. 31.

FRANKLIN, Ind. - The 2026 Johnson County Community Foundation (JCCF) Unrestricted Community Needs Grant Cycle is still accepting applications.

GREENWOOD, Ind.— The Greenwood Fire Department (GFD) has earned an "ISO Class 1 Public Protection Classification" (PPC) rating, placing the department among the highest-rated fire protection organizations in the country.

NIKUMARORO, Kiribati — Almost 90 years after the plane went down, the search for what could be Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10-E continued last week in Nikumaroro's Lagoon. Unfortunately, on Sunday, Oct. 18, the research team confirmed that the object it thought might be the plane was not Earhart's aircraft.