Legal Aid District 11 is hosting a free walk-in legal clinic for Bartholomew County Today at the Legal Aid office in Columbus, located in the United Way Center on 1531 13th St.

INDOT contractor Force Construction will be doing patching work this week at the State Road 46 interchange at I-65 in Columbus.
The left lane of the exit ramp from northbound I-65 to westbound S.R. 46 will be closed for concrete patching most of the week.
The lane is expected to reopen on Thursday, weather permitting.
Patching work will affect signal functionality at the interchange.
Signals will be placed on timers rather than utilizing in-pavement loop sensors.
Delays are possible.
More ramp restrictions will be announced soon by INDOT. The schedule has not been finalized.

If you need to get rid of your unwanted electronic devices, there will be an event early next month in Seymour to clean out your tech trash.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is partnering with Cummins, the Jackson County Solid Waste Management District and Technology Recyclers for an e-waste collection event on Saturday, November 5th.

You will be able to drive-through or walk-up to drop off your devices and accessories including televisions, cell phones, computers and monitors, printers and other devices.

The event will be held at 847 East 4th Street from 9 a.m. to noon.

If you have any questions about devices you can dispose of, you can email [email protected]. You can get more information on our website.

INDOT contractors will be concrete patching at the State Road 46 interchange with Interstate 65 in Columbus this weekend.

According to the state, Force Construction crews will be starting on the exit ramp from Interstate 65 northbound to westbound State Road 46 and the left lane on the ramp will be closed starting on Sunday. The work is expected to be finished by Thursday. The work schedule is dependent on the weather.

INDOT says that the patching work will effect the traffic signals at the interchange. Instead of using the loop sensors in the pavement, the signals will be placed on timers while the work is ongoing. You should expect some delays.

There will be more ramp restrictions in the coming weeks and you can check back for updates once the schedule is finalized.

The work is all part of the project adding travel lanes on Interstate 65.

INDOT reminds you to slow down, to use caution and to be alert to worker’s safety in all construction zones.

Jennings County Sheriff’s Department will be assigning a deputy full-time to the Country Squire Lakes neighborhood.

The Sheriff’s Department announced this week that the Jennings County Council had approved the plan for the position, with most of the funding coming from the neighborhood. Country Squire Lakes would cover the cost of the deputy’s salary, fuel and also a small amount to cover benefit such as insurance. The council agreed to cover other costs.

Sheriff Kenny Freeman said that while 12 percent of the county population lives in the neighborhood, 17 percent of the county’s emergency calls come from there. He said that Country Squire Lakes management plans to have a public safety building built inside of CSL to house fire suppression equipment and a law enforcement office.

Freeman said the new position will allow a deputy “to focus on CSL as their primary patrol and to have a better response time in the event of emergencies…” It will also free up other deputies for the rest of the county, Freeman said.

Freeman said that Deputy John Hartman will assigned to the neighborhood. Other deputies will also continue their patrol and response within Country Squire Lakes.

You could see Columbus firefighters in action through Saturday near 21st Street and Central Avenue. But they are using a residential structure for training, not battling an actual fire.

Capt. Mike Wilson spokesman for the department, says that the training will be happening both inside and outside the building. They will be training on forcible entries, search and rescue and ventilation techniques. There will be a smoke generation machine active at times, but no actual fire is being used for any portion of the training.

If you are in the area, Wilson asks you to use caution while the training is going on.

Photo courtesy of Columbus Fire Department