Two area counties have made the list of the wealthiest in the state according to a recently released study.

The SmartAsset website released the results of its annual analysis of the wealthiest counties in Indiana this week. Johnson County ranked sixth on the list, while Bartholomew County came in 10th. The study ranked the counties by criteria including median income, investment income and median home value.

Johnson County had a median income of more than $87 thousands dollars, investment income of just over $33,500 and the media home value was just over $282,500 dollars. Bartholomew County had median income of $80,365, investment income of $40,578 and a median home value of $232,180.

Hamilton County made the top of the SmartAsset list, with nearly $118 thousand in income, over $63,000 in investment income and a median home value of $411,666.

You can find more information here: https://smartasset.com/financial-advisor#Indiana

The Bartholomew County Historical Society will be celebrating the inaugural Chuck Taylor Day next month, with a slate of sneaker themed events.

Taylor, a Bartholomew County resident, Columbus High School graduate and former basketball player, is best known for creating the Converse All Star tennis shoe.

Tied in with the Historical Society’s exhibit on the history of basketball in Bartholomew County Chuck Taylor Day will be on Saturday June 7th. The day will feature basketball themed activities, bands, a kids zone and more.

It will be held around the historical society museum on Third Street in Columbus from 3 to 8 p.m. that day.

In celebration of Chuck Taylor Day, there will be a downtown Columbus Sneaker Scavenger Hunt leading up to the event. From May 24th through June 7th you will be able to pick up a scavenger hunt passport at participating businesses. Fill up your card and you can bring it to the historical society museum on June 7th for special sticker.

Members of the IU Columbus men’s and women’s basketball team will be on hand on Chuck Taylor Day to meet the community. Boomer, the Indiana Pacer’s mascot will be at the event. And Fan Jam, a mobile pop-up truck promoting next year’s men’s Final Four will be on hand.

A new piece of public art will be unveiled outside the museum. It will be a larger-than-life, fiberglass Chuck Taylor sneaker sculpture.

Organizers also hope to set a world record with a group photo on the Library Plaza of participants wearing their Chucks.

You can find out more about the historical society at https://bartholomewhistory.org

All customers of Eastern Bartholomew Water Corp. are under a boil water advisory.

Yesterday morning the water company said customers in the Oak Crest Addition were affected after another company damaged a water main while working in the area. However, last night the boil water advisory expanded to all of the water company’s customers. You could see low water pressure or cloudy water.

Under a boil water advisory, you should bring water to a full boil for three to five minutes before drinking it or using it in food preparation. The boil water advisory is now in effect until 4 p.m. Monday afternoon.

For more information, call the water utility at 812-526-9777.

River Valley Legal Aid is hosting a free walk-in legal clinic for Jennings County residents on Tuesday.

River Valley Legal Aid offers the free clinics for low-income residents of its eight countyt distric.

If you take part you will have a brief consultation with a volunteer attorney to answer general questions, to offer legal information or to receive other advice. The walk-in clinic will be from 3 to 5 pm Tuesday at the Jennings County Public Library

State Road 9 will be closing later this month in Shelbyville for railroad work.

According to INDOT, Central Railroad of Indiana will close State Road 9 between Boggstown Road and Michigan Road/Knauf Drive in Shelbyville for railroad crossing repairs on or after Tuesday, May 27.

The work is expected to be finished and the highway reopened by Tuesday, June 10th. The work schedule is dependent on the weather. The official detour will follow Interstate 74 and State Road 44.

INDOT reminds you to slow down, to drive without distractions and to be alert to worker safety in all work zones.

Central Indiana is under a threat of severe weather today, with strong storms blowing through the area.

According to the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, strong storms are expected and some will be severe. You can expect large hail, heavy rain, lightning, strong straight line winds and isolated tornadoes, mainly this afternoon and evening.

The storms are expected to blow through east to northeast at 40 to 50 mph. Strong winds today could knock down trees and powerlines.

Forecasters urge you to be prepared for storm watches and warnings later today. You should make sure you have several ways to received severe weather information and have a safety plan in place at your home and work.

And remember not to drive though high water or around barricades. Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles.

Traffic will be tied up on U.S. 50 east of Seymour starting on Monday as crews begin an intersection improvement project.

According to INDOT, the work will be going on U.S. 50 between North County Road 1225 East and North County Road 1250 East. That about one and a half miles east of Seymour.

The work is expected to be finished by late July. The work schedule is dependent on the weather.

During the work, you will see the speed limit reduced to 45 mph, eastbound and westbound lanes will be reduced to 11 feet in width and North County Road 1250 East will be closed at U.S. 50.

Milestone will be the contractors for the project as part of a $1.9 million contract.

INDOT reminds you to slow down, to drive without distractions and to be alert to worker safety in all work zones.

Some customers of Eastern Bartholomew Water Corp. are under a boil water advisory.

The water company says customers in the Oak Crest Addition are affected after another company damaged a water main while working in the area. The affected area is From County Road 700N west to East Street in Taylorsville. Customers will be under a boil water advisory until noon on Saturday.

Under a boil water advisory, you should bring water to a full boil for three to five minutes before drinking it or using it in food preparation.

For more information, call the water utility at 812-526-9777.

Signups are underway to register for the next sessions of the Bartholomew County Works job readiness training workshop, organized by Lincoln Central Neighborhood Family Center.

The program helps members improve their lives, gain full-time employment and achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Diane Doup with Lincoln Central explains:

Doup says the weeklong workshop series is the first step:

The next day-long workshop series will start on Monday June 2nd and run through Friday June 6th at Yes Cinema.

An orientation session will be held on May 29th from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the morning.

To get more information on signing up, you can call Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center at 812-378-2638.

This week’s graduates from a Columbus college campus had a historic first on their diplomas. IU Columbus held its first commencement ceremony under its new name on Tuesday.

The program, held at the Circle K Fieldhouse in Nexus Park, honored 170 students, representing 10 undergraduate degree pathways and two graduate programs.

Although Indiana University has been in Columbus for more than 50 years, this was the first commencement since the school changed its name to IU Columbus last July. The school started as the Columbus Center of IUPUI, then transitioning to IUPUC before becoming IU Columbus.

According to the school, speakers at the commencement included Jay Gladden, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, IU Indianapolis, Reinhold Hill, Vice Chancellor and Dean, IU Columbus, Jazmyn Ketchum, a graduating student and Student Government Activities Board President and
Caroline Schaeffer, a graduating student and Chancellor’s Scholar.

To learn more about IU Columbus, visit columbus.iu.edu.