A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for an missing Greensburg woman.

Greensburg police are searching for 19-year-old Mia Wilson, who has been missing since 6 p.m. Wednesday evening. Authorities say that Wilson is an Asian woman, 5 feet 2 inches tall and 136 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink top, black skirt, and blue and green Nike shoes.

She is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.

If you have any information on Mia Wilson, you should contact the Greensburg Police Department at 812-222-4911 or call 911.

Some Eastern Bartholomew Water customers will be under a boil water advisory after repairs are made to a water main damaged by contractors for another utility company causing a water outage today.

The utility says the outage is in the area of County Road 450E and State Road 46.

The boil water advisory is in effect until noon on Monday.

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.

If you have any questions you can call the utility at 812-526-9777.

North Vernon is welcoming families to two events aimed at children interested in trucks and fishing.

According to organizers, there will be a Touch A Truck event from 7 to 9 Friday. It will feature hands on experiences with a variety of machinery including work trucks, farming equipment and other machinery along with carnival games. It will be on Brick Street and parking is available on surrounding streets and the city parking lot. The event is being organized by North Vernon Main Street.

On Saturday, the city of North Vernon is hosting a free fishing day at Tripton Park. That will be from noon to 4 p.m. in the afternoon and in addition to fishing, there will be food trucks, bounce houses, crafts with the Jackson County Public Library, face painting and live music.

You can find more information at the city website here:  https://www.northvernon-in.gov/events/index.php

Applications are now open for the August sessions of the Bartholomew County Works job readiness program’s workshops.

Bartholomew County Works is committed to helping members improve their lives, gain full-time employment and achieve economic self-sufficiency. It provides resources in areas including transportation, finances and budget setting.

The day-long workshop series will start on Monday August 5th and run through Friday August 9th at Yes Cinema.

An orientation session will be held August 1st 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.

Our Hospice of South Central Indiana will be holding a fish fry fundraiser Friday to support its efforts to provide care and support to patients in the community.

Donations will be accepted for the meal, which is estimated to have a $10 value. Each dinner meal will include a fish sandwich, mac and cheese, baked beans and tarter sauce. You can dine-in or drive through.

There will also be live music from noon to 2 p.m. from Colby Lovins. Organizers say that Lovins is a recent Columbus North High School graduate whose senior project was to perform for patients at the Hospice Center in Columbus.

This year’s event will be at the Eagles Lodge at 930 Washington Street, from 11 until 8 p.m. If you are driving through, you are asked to enter off of Jackson Street, turning east onto 9th Street and then left into the Eagles parking lot.

Our Hospice of South Central Indiana, founded in 1980, is a not-for-profit, community-based hospice providing care in 16 counties with offices in Columbus, North Vernon and Greensburg.

You can get more information at ourhospice.org.

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A Good Samaritan died yesterday after trying to help a fellow motorist on U.S. 31 in southern Bartholomew County.

According to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called to the crash scene on U.S. 31 at West County Road 800N at about 12:11 p.m. in the afternoon. They found a man with significant injuries who had been struck by a vehicle. Deputies say that he had stopped to help a driver with a disabled vehicle. That’s when he was struck by another vehicle and he died from his injuries.

The crash is being investigated by the Bartholomew County Accident Reconstruction team. More information is not yet available and the victim’s name has not yet been released.

Carpenters in the Columbus area are some of the best paid in similar sized communities in the country, according to a new study.

According to Construction Coverage, a website that provides construction insurance guides, Columbus ranked 10th among the small metropolitan areas nationwide in the study. The study adjusted pay rates for the cost of living in all metropolitan areas to rank its comparisons.

The website says that carpenters in the Columbus area, earn an actual median wage of $64,510, compared to the $46,070 median wage for all workers.

Nationally, the median annual wage for carpenters was $56,350 last year, up nearly 10 percent from 2022. The site says that carpenters earn more than other construction trades, and more than the average of all occupations.

By state, Hawaii, Illinois and Wisconsin offer the highest wages for carpenters, adjusted by cost of living.

The entire study results are available here: https://constructioncoverage.com/research/best-paying-cities-for-carpenters

A state grant could help expand wellness opportunities for seniors in Jennings County.

The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority is announcing a fundraising campaign for improved accessibility for a yoga studio in Vernon, under the state’s CreatINg Places program.

The project would be for a chair lift to the second floor of the building housing Perceptions Yoga, Mindfulness & Art, Inc. Organizers with non profit organization have until Sept. 15th to raise their half of the funds, or $20,000.

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, called the project an excellent example of using the CreatINg places partnerships to benefit an entire community. She said this project “will increase access to recreation, promote healthy lifestyles and improve the overall quality of life for Jennings County senior citizens.”

This campaign is part of the CreatINg Livable Communities Partnership between AARP Indiana and CreatINg Places that assists Indiana communities with projects for aging in place. In addition to matching funds from state, this project is eligible for up to $5,000 in matching funds from AARP Indiana.

The CreatINg Places program began in 2016 and matches funds for projects submitted by non-profit groups and local governments up to a $50,000 thousand dollar state match. So far, more than $11.1 million in public funds have been donated for Indiana projects, generating $9.3 million in state matching grants.

Funds are being raised through the patronicity web portal. You can find a link here: https://www.patronicity.com

A pet food pantry distribution is set for this afternoon at the Columbus Municipal Airport.

Friends of Columbus Animal Care Services will be holding their Furry Friends Food Bank giveaway from 4 to 5:30 p.m. or until the food runs out. The pet food will be distributed in the airport parking lot at 4770 Ray Boll Boulevard in front of the Charlie 119 cargo plane.

The purpose of the pantry is to assist community members in need to keep their pets in their homes and out of area shelters. If you take part you should stay in your vehicle and the food will be brought to you.

Cat food will be distributed in 4.5 pound bags and dog food in 14.5 pound bags.

Friends of Columbus Animal Care Services is the non-profit partner of the city-operated animal shelter.

A new book about Columbus and its modern architecture was officially released worldwide yesterday.

Landmark Columbus Foundation organized the funding for the new book, “American Modern: Community, Architecture, Columbus, Indiana.” The book is described as the first in-depth history of Columbus focusing on the forces that produced the pre-eminent laboratory of architectural modernism in the U.S.

The book’s author Matt Shaw is a Columbus native. He is the former executive editor of The Architect’s Newspaper, and his writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, and Architectural Review. The book features new photography by Iwan Baan; and was designed by Alex Lin.

Last week, Landmark Columbus organized launch parties for the book, with one in Columbus at the former North Christian Church and the second at the Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis.

Locally, you will be able to purchase the book at Viewpoint Books and at the Columbus Area Visitors Center. You can get more information at landmarkcolumbusfoundation.org