The town of Hope recognized four former members of the community who will be remembered with plaques on the town’s new clock on the northwest side of the Town Square.

A recognition ceremony was held Sunday before the parade on the last day of Hope Heritage Days. The plaques will recognize the contributions of Buck Meek, Lowell Miller, John Baute and John Norman.

Organizers with Heritage of Hope Inc. also recognized this year’s grand marshal Mike Deckard. And they presented a special award for John and Vi Beeker, who, since the mid 1980s, have been constructing the reviewing stand early on Sunday mornings.

An Indiana State Police trooper directing traffic during Saturday’s Mill Race Marathon in Columbus was hit by a car and slightly injured.

The accident happened at 8:19 a.m. at State and Mapleton streets, when a car driven by 64-year-old Sherry S. Waggoner struck 1st Sgt. Perry Hewitt when she tried to turn north onto Mapleton. Sgt. Stephen Wheeles, spokesman for the state police, says that Hewitt’s legs were injured in the accident and he was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital where he was treated and released.

Investigators believe that Waggoner’s view may have been obstructed by the sunlight.

Hewitt, a 36-year-veteran of the agency, works out the headquarters division in Indianapolis and was one of the troopers from around the state assisting in Saturday’s marathon.

Downtown Section

1. No Parking on 6^th St between Jackson St and Washington St from 12:00 pm (noon) Friday 9/23 until 4:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
2. No Parking on Washington St between 5^th St and 7^th St from 6:00 am Friday 9/23 until 4:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
3. 6^th St will be closed between Washington St to the alley west of Franklin St from 8:00 am Friday 9/23 until 4:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
4. 4^th St will be closed between Jackson St and Franklin St from 12:00 pm (noon) Friday 9/23 until 9:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
5. No Parking on Washington St between 3rd St and 5th St from 4:00 pm Friday 9/23 until 9:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
6. Washington St will be closed between 3^rd St to 5^th St from 6:00 pm Friday 9/23 until 9:00 pm Saturday 9/24.  Intersection at 4^th Street will be closed.
7. Washington St will be closed from 5^th St to 7^th St between 6:00 pm Friday 9/23 until 4:00 pm Saturday 9/24.  Intersection at 6^th Street will be closed.
8. The intersection at Washington St and 5^th St will be closed from 5:00 am until 4:30 pm Saturday 9/24.
9. The intersection at Washington St and 7^th St will be closed from 7:00 am until 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
10. No Parking on Washington St between 7^th St and 11^th St from 6:00 am until 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
11. Washington St will be closed between 7^th St to 11^th St from 7:00 am until 3:00 pm on Saturday 9/24.
12. No Parking on Jackson St (east curb) between 2nd St and 3rd St from 6:00 am Saturday 9/24 until 4:00 pm Saturday 9/24 for shuttle bus drop off/pick-up.
13. 11^th St will be closed between Washington St and Indianapolis Rd from 7:30 am until 8:00 am for start of the races.
14. Indianapolis Rd will be closed from Brown St to Carl Miske Dr from 7:30 am until 8:00 for start of the races.
15. Carl Miske Dr will be closed from 7:00 am until 10:00 am Saturday 9/24.
16. Lindsey St will be restricted to one lane between 5^th St and 3^rd St from 7:00 am to 9:30 am Saturday 9/24.
17. 5^th St will be closed between Lindsay St and Brown St from 8:00 am to 9:15 am Saturday 9/24.
18. 3^rd St will be closed from Lindsay St to Jonathon Moore Pike from 7:40 am until 8:10 am Saturday 9/24 for transition of runners onto bridge.  One lane of bridge will be available when safe to allow traffic to cross through the runners/walkers.
19. Jonathan Moore Pike/Brown St restricted to two lanes from State Road 11 to 2nd St. from 7:00 am to 10:00 am Saturday 9/24.
20. Traffic control at Brown St and 2^nd St from 7:45 am until 8:30 am Saturday 9/24 to allow runners to cross.
21. Traffic control at Brown St and 3^rd St from 7:45 am until 10:00 am Saturday 9/24 to allow runners to cross.
22. Brown Street will be closed between 4^th St and 8^th St from 8:00 am until 9:15 am on Saturday 9/24 for 5K race.
23. 3^rd St. restricted to one lane from Central Ave to Brown St from 7:00 am to 9:00 am Saturday 9/24.
24. Central Ave will be closed from 10^th St to 3^rd St from 7:30 am until 10:00 am Saturday 9/24.  Northbound lanes open from 7^th to 10^th St.
25. 6^th St will not be restricted but runners will use entire road between Cottage Ave and Chestnut St from 7:45 am to 9:30 am Saturday 9/24.  No Parkingon south curb 6^th St between Cottage Ave and Chestnut St from 6:00 am until 10:00 am Saturday 9/24.
26. 5^th St. will not be restricted but runners will use entire road between Chestnut St and Franklin St from 7:45 am to 9:45 am Saturday 9/24.  No Parking on 5^th St between Chestnut St and Franklin St from 6:00 am until 10:00 am Saturday 9/24.
27. Franklin St will not be restricted but runners will use entire road from 5^th St to 11^th St from 7:50 am to 10:00 am Saturday 9/24.  No Parking on Franklin St between 5^th St and 11^th St from 6:00 am until 10:00 am Saturday 9/24.
28. 11^th St will be closed from Washington St to Michigan St and 10^th St from Michigan St to Central Ave from 7:50 am until 10:15 am. Saturday 9/24.

East Section

1. State St will have two east bound lanes open and one west bound lane open from Central to Marr Rd. from 7:30 am to 11:00 am Saturday 9/24.  No center turn lane.
2. Coovert St will not be restricted but runners will use entire road between State St and Indiana Ave.
   No Parking on Coovert St between State St and Indiana Ave from 6:00 am until 10:00 am Saturday 9/24.
3. Indiana Ave will be closed from Coovert St to Gladstone Ave from 8:10 am until 10:30 am Saturday 9/24.
4. Gladstone Ave will be closed from Indiana Ave to 10^th St from 8:10 am until 10:30 am Saturday 9/24.
5. Traffic control at Gladstone Ave and 10^th St to allow runners/walkers to cross from 8:15 am until 10:45 am Saturday 9/24.
6. Gladstone Ave southbound lane from 10^th St to 17^th St will be closed from 8:15 am until 11:00 am Saturday 9/24.

Near North Section

1. 17^th St will be closed to traffic east bound from Gladstone Ave to Orinoco St from 8:20 am to 11:15 am Saturday 9/24.
2. Orinoco St will be closed between 16^th and 17^th St from 8:20 am until 11:15 am Saturday 9/24.
3. 16^th St will be closed between Home Ave and Orinoco St from 8:25 am to 11:30 am Saturday 9/24.
4. No Parking on south curb of 16^th St between Orinoco St and Grand Ave from 6:00 am until 12:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
5. Chestnut St west curb lane closed from 13^th St to 23^rd St from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
   No Parking on east curb between 13^th St and 16^th St from 6:00 am to 12:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
6. Lafayette St closed from 17^th St to 27^th St from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.  No Parking on Lafayette St from 17^th St to 27^th St between 6:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
7. 17^th St closed from Lafayette St to Washington St from 8:00 am until 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
   No Parking on 17^th St from Lafayette St to Washington St from 6:00 am until 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
8. 17^th St closed from Washington St to Noblitt Park from 8:00 am until 8:30 am Saturday 9/24.
   No Parking on 17^th St from Washington St to Noblitt Park from 6:00 am until 10:00 am Saturday 9/24.
9. Traffic control at Washington St and 17^th St from 8:00 am until 8:30 am Saturday 9/24 to allow 5K participants to cross.
10. Washington St one lane open for north bound traffic and one lane for south bound traffic from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm Saturday 9/24.  Runners will be in two east side lanes.  Traffic control at Washington St and 11^th to allow runners to cross.

North Section

Marathon Additions

1. Traffic control at Lafayette Ave and 25^th St from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24 to allow runners to cross.
2. No Parking on east curb of Franklin St between 27^th St and 26^th St from 6:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
3. No Parking on south curb of 26^th St between Franklin St and Lafayette St from 6:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
4. Traffic control at Lafayette St/Franklin Drive/Franklin St from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm to allow runners to cross.
5. No Parking on south curb of Tipton Ln between Franklin Dr and Sycamore St from 6:00 am until 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
6. No Parking on north curb of Tipton Ln between Sycamore St and Home Ave from 6:00 am until 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
7. Home Ave/Westenedge Dr west curb lane (southbound) will be closed to traffic from Tipton Ln to Rocky Ford Rd from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.  Northbound will be open.
8. Traffic control at U.S. 31 and Westenedge Dr/Home Ave from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24 to allow runners to cross.
9. Rocky Ford Rd south curb lane (eastbound) will be closed to traffic between Washington St and Westenedge Dr from 8:30 am until 2:30 pm Saturday 9/24. Rocky Ford Rd north curb lane (westbound) will be closed to traffic between Washington St and Westenedge Dr from 8:30 am until 11:30 am.
10. Washington St east curb lane (northbound) will be closed from Rocky Ford Rd to 37^th St from 8:35 am until 11:10 am Saturday 9/24.
11. Washington St west curb lane (southbound) will be closed from 37^th St to Rocky Ford Rd from 9:25 am until 1:30 pm Saturday 9/24.
12. 37^th will not be restricted but runners will use entire road.  No Parking on south curb between Washington St and Woodfield Dr and No Parking on north curb between Woodfield Dr and Sycamore St from 6:00 am until 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
13. No Parking on Sycamore St between 37^th St and Roselawn Dr from 6:00 am until 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
14. No Parking on east curb of Roselawn Dr between Sycamore St and Royal St from 6:00 am until 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
15. Traffic restricted in west curb lane (southbound) on River Rd between Ridgeway Dr to Washington St from 8:45 am until 2:30 pm Saturday 9/24.
16. No Parking on south curb of Washington St between River Rd to Ridgeway Dr from 6:00 am until 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
17. No Parking on west curb of Washington St between Ridgeway Dr to N Riverside Dr from 6:00 am until 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
18. No Parking on east curb of N Riverside Dr between Washington St and River Rd from 6:00 am until 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
19. No Parking on west curb of N Riverside Dr between house 4232 and house 4250 (inclusive) from 6:00 am until 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
20. No Parking on west curb of N Riverside Dr between N Riverside Ct and house 4390 from 6:00 am until 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
21. River Rd will be closed to southbound traffic between N Riverside Dr and Cunningham Dr from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm Saturday 9/24.  Northbound traffic will be sent north on River Rd at Cunningham Dr.
22. No Parking on north curb of Peregrine Dr between Northern Goshawk Dr and People Trail from 6:00 am until 3:00 pm Saturday 9/24.
23. Cunningham Dr will be closed to traffic from Central Ave to River Rd from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm Saturday 9/24.
24. Arnold Dr will be closed to traffic from Cunningham Dr to Kelly St from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm Saturday 9/24.
25. Traffic control on Poshard Dr at Wade St from 9:00 am until 2:30 pm Saturday 9/24 to allow runners to cross.
26. Traffic control on Poshard Dr at Chapa Dr/Ray Boll Blvd from 9:00 am until 2:30 pm Saturday 9/24 to allow runners to cross.
27. Traffic control on Arnold St at Andrews St to allow runners to turn toward airport gate.

For more information: www.millracemarathon.com

Due to the Mill Race Marathon, there will be no bus service available from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Sept. 24th.

Routes will resume at 3 p.m. and will run until 6 p.m.

The Indiana Department of Transportation has issued a permit restricting State Road 46 lanes this Saturday in Columbus beginning for the Mill Race Marathon. These closures go into effect at 7 a.m.

Here is what the traffic pattern will look like:

• Jonathan Moore Pike/Brown Street will be restricted to two lane between S.R. 11 and Second Street from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m.

• Third Street will be restricted to one lane from Central Avenue to Brown Street from 7 until 9 a.m.

• State Street will have two eastbound lanes and one westbound lane open between Central Avenue and Marr Road between 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. There will be no access to the center turn lane.

• Third Street will be closed from Lindsay Street to Jonathon More Pike from 7:40 until 8:15 a.m. At the bridge, runners will occupy the two south side lanes while vehicular traffic has access to the north side lane.

• There will be traffic control at the Brown Street/Third Street intersection from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. to allow runners to cross.

• There will be traffic control at U.S. Highway 31’s intersection with Westenedge Drive/Home Avenue between 8:20 and 3 p.m. to allow runners to cross. U.S. 31 traffic will be restricted to a single lane in each direction.

Bartholomew County’s housing market for August saw an increase in pending sales.

F.C. Tucker says that, compared to August 2015, pending sales were up 14.4 percent. Jim Litten, F.C. Tucker CEO, says that he believes 2016 is shaping up to be “the best year since the housing market started its recovery.”

According to a report from the company, Bartholomew County was the only county to note a positive change in listings, up 74 homes at the end of August 2016. The report also noted a drop in home prices from this time last year. F.C. Tucker says that the average price of homes sold in Bartholomew County dropped over the same period. The average home price in August of 2016 was $193,072, compared to $195,970 in August of 2015. That’s a drop of 1.5-percent.

The Columbus Fire Department has announced an opportunity for young artists to create a fire prevention poster to coincide with year’s “Fire Prevention Week.” Capt. Mike Wilson, CFD spokesman, says that the department’s 2016 Poster Contest is an opportunity for area youth to create a fire prevention message through their artistic creativity. The theme of this year’s Fire Prevention Week is “Don’t Wait- Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years.”

The 2016 Fire Prevention week is October 9-15.

Wilson says that posters should be on 8½ X 11 paper and highlight the fire prevention theme for 2016. He explains that posters may be created using pen, pencil, colored pencil, crayon or paint. Children must include their name, age and telephone number on the back of their poster, as those without this information will not be eligible as a winning submission.

Posters may be dropped at the Columbus Fire Department Administration Office at 1101 Jackson Street during regular business hours. The deadline for submitting a poster is 4 p.m. on October 4.

Wilson says that the winning poster will be announced on October 5th. The winner will receive four tickets to Holiday World & Splashing Safari courtesy of White River Broadcasting Company.

Posters will judged by a panel of Firefighters and White River Broadcasting Company representatives. The winning poster announcement will also be announced on the Columbus Fire Department and White River Broadcasting Company Stations Facebook pages.

The Indiana Department of Transportation plans to shift traffic Monday on State Road 252 at Interstate 65’s overpass near Edinburgh. Officials say that the eastbound and westbound lanes will be shifted to the right approaching I-65 ramps. This will void State Road 252’s center section to accommodate construction operations.

The traffic pattern is expected to continue for approximately two weeks.

Milestone is INDOT’s contractor for this two-year $12 million rehabilitation project to widen and reconstruct or resurface State Road 252 between I-65 and Flat Rock. INDOT says that this year’s work concentrates on replacing concrete pavement at I-65.

Two men were arrested on drug charges after allegedly overdosing on heroin and having to be revived by Columbus police Thursday.

The suspects were found unresponsive in the 900 block of McClure Road at about 8:20 p.m., says Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the Columbus police.

Police used Narcan to revive 26-year-old Tyrus R. Snow and 29-year-old Matthew R. Jewell. While at the home, officers allegedly noticed heroin, syringes and other drug paraphernalia.

The two were taken to Columbus Regional Hospital and then arrested on preliminary charges of

• Possession of Heroin
• Possession of Syringe
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

A suspect wanted on a warrant tried to hide behind a refrigerator, according to Columbus police.

Police attempting to serve an arrest warrant at an apartment in the 900 block of Lafayette Avenue at about 4:20 p.m. Thursday saw a fugitive, 25-year-old Jacob A. Burch, trying to hide inside the residence, says Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the police department.

27-year-old Shawna M. Gibson came to the door and she was also wanted on a warrant. After getting permission to enter, officers found Burch allegedly trying to hide between the kitchen wall and refrigerator.

During searches before arrest, Gibson was allegedly found to be carrying syringes and Burch allegedly had methamphetamine and muscle relaxants in his pocket.

In addition to the Bartholomew County warrant, Burch was arrested on preliminary charges of:

• Possession of Methamphetamine
• Possession of a Legend Drug Smoking Device
• Possession of a Legend Drug

Gibson was arrested on a Jackson County warrant and a preliminary charge of possession of a legend drug injection device.