Columbus News

Submitted photo Rotary Foundation's Group Study Exchange also promotes an exposure to other cultures, and Roman Klipp, a German professional on a recent visit to Columbus, got some exposure to American culture when he carved a traditional "Thanksgiving turkey" at the home of Rotarian Mark Pillar, right, as fellow Rotarian Therese Copeland looks on.

There's nothing like a perfectly tender and juicy steak right off the grill. Even amateurs can deliver this, as long as they stock up on persistence, the proper tools and right approach.

MAYOR Kristen Brown's Advance Columbus program received well-deserved praise at her State of the City address last week.

Volunteering: I spent 37 years serving our country in one capacity or another, and now I serve my community through the Rotary Club and First Lutheran Church.

Changes to the plaza at the iconic Cleo Rogers Memorial Library in downtown Columbus will be focused on historic preservation rather than redesign.

Tribune photo by Aaron Piper/ Betty Johnson of Seymour demonstrates how to use a pottery wheel at last year's Seymour Main Street Lawn, Garden and Patio Show at the Southern Indiana Center for the Arts booth.

Mayor Kristen Brown, left, chats with Howard Graninger after she delivered her State of the City Address at The Commons, Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. took the first step Monday in a land exchange with the city of Columbus that would provide each a parcel of land adjacent to its current property.

JUST 2 years old and looking to be a healthy young boy, you would never know that Coltan Schmidt has already traveled a long and frightening road.

Columbus residents will have the chance to weigh in on some bicycle and pedestrian-friendly projects under consideration by city officials, at a public workshop tonight.

Two weekends ago I was about to cut the grass on my property for the first time this year as most of my neighborhood was doing after a particularly long winter.

Daniel Levine knows firsthand from a quick, several-hour visit here two years ago that Columbus boasts enough enviable features to fill a gushing promo video.

Columbus residents will have the chance to weigh in on some bicycle and pedestrian-friendly projects under consideration by city officials, at a public workshop Wednesday.

A Columbus woman was arrested on charges of child neglect after her three children were found unattended outside for the second time within a week.

FastSigns International Inc.reports that its new co-branding program is quickly gaining traction with five centers already open under the program, resulting in a total of 10 co-branded agreements expected to be signed through the first half of this year.

April Williams and Lisa Westenburger for all your hard work on the Race to Play project in making it a huge success.

IN a little over two weeks, the ever-evolving ban on smoking in the city of Columbus will have reached its ultimate level - a comprehensive prohibition on indoor smoking in all businesses, save for those located in private homes.

According to the Bartholomew County Sheriff Mark Gorbett, the bodies of Katherine Burton, 53, Thomas Smith, 39, Aaron Cross, 41, and Shawn Burton, 41, all of Columbus, Indiana, were discovered Saturday night by Katherine Burton's son, Daniel Burton, 27.

We've had some housing issues in Columbus, and Mayor Brown acknowledges that the city has critical housing needs.

A possible lightning strike fried the controls of the backup generator at the Bartholomew County Emergency Operations Center last week, leading it to run unnecessarily for about 11 hours, the County Commissioners learned Monday.