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State of City Address

This year, the State of the City address will be delivered a bit differently due to COVID-19 social distancing best practices and concerns. Mayor Lienhoop will deliver his address on Tuesday, February 2, immediately following the regularly scheduled City Council meeting. The recording will be available online beginning at 7:00 pm.  The City Council meeting [...]

2021-02-02T19:02:37-05:00February 2nd, 2021|News|

Ashley Getz Named New Utilities Engineer for Columbus City Utilities

Columbus City Utilities (CCU) has announced that Ashley Getz has been hired as the new Utilities Engineer. She begins her duties on January 15. Ms. Getz brings over 12 years experience in project planning and development to the role from her work as a Project Manager and Environmental Engineer at Strand Associates. She has worked [...]

2021-01-15T10:18:04-05:00January 15th, 2021|News|

Columbus Parks and Recreation Department Names Nikki Murphy as Associate Director of Recreation

Columbus Parks and Recreation Department has named Nikki Murphy as its Associate Director of Recreation, a new position created after an extensive study of the Department’s structure by the Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands. Ms. Murphy has served as the Director of Sports Programs since 2015. Before joining Columbus Parks and Recreation Department, [...]

2021-01-08T14:31:05-05:00January 8th, 2021|News|

Columbus Area Arts Council Issues RFP for Asphalt Art Initiative

The Columbus Area Arts Council (CAAC) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from an artist or artist team to design and implement an asphalt artwork in Columbus, Indiana. The asphalt artwork will be a ground plane mural installed along 16th Street between the intersections of Home Avenue and Union Street, near a residential neighborhood and [...]

2020-11-04T20:18:29-05:00November 4th, 2020|News|

9-11 Remembrance Video

Columbus Fire Department has put together a short video in remembrance of September 11, 2001. Please join the City of Columbus in honoring those who lost their lives on this day. Thank you to all the men and women who continue to serve our community and keep us safe. [...]

2020-09-04T16:37:58-04:00September 11th, 2020|News|

Columbus Area Bicentennial Announces Logo and Theme and Seeks Community Input

The Columbus Area Bicentennial Steering Committee is pleased to unveil the official bicentennial logo and announce the local design winner, Columbus native and University of Louisville design student, Ava Becker. Earlier this year, the Bicentennial Steering committee conducted a logo design contest, receiving more than two dozen submissions, and Becker was selected as the winner. The committee is [...]

2020-08-25T10:24:10-04:00August 25th, 2020|News|

Columbus School Resource Officer Receives Award

A Columbus Police Department School Resource Officer was recently recognized for her work in local schools.  Sgt. Julie Quesenbery, a 15 year law enforcement veteran, received the 2020 National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) Regional Service Award Region-5, earlier this month.  Region 5 encompasses school resource officers from Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas. [...]

2020-07-28T17:52:01-04:00July 28th, 2020|News|

City of Columbus Partners in Effort to Attract Talent to Columbus

The City of Columbus recently announced its partnership with the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce and several other community organizations in the development and promotion of a new website to attract talent to the area. Eleven partners worked together to create a video and website aimed at helping job candidates learn more about what [...]

2020-07-14T16:52:41-04:00July 14th, 2020|News|

Video: State Road 46 Ceremonial First Trip

On Friday, June 26, Mayor Lienhoop and his family were the first to take a ceremonial trip across the State Road 46 overpass. Special thanks to the Columbus Fire Department for driving the Mayor across in the 1937 Stutz Fire Engine, Columbus Police Department, City of Columbus Engineering Department, Columbus Redevelopment and [...]

2020-06-26T16:49:53-04:00June 26th, 2020|News|

State Road 46 Overpass Now Open to Eastbound Traffic

The City of Columbus and Indiana Department of Transportation have announced that beginning Friday June 26, eastbound traffic on State Road 46 began using the new route and the new overpass over the Louisville and Indiana Railroad.  Also on that date, State Road 11 re-opened for traffic and all lanes on the 3rd Street Bridge re-opened.

2020-06-26T12:04:29-04:00June 25th, 2020|News|