Columbus, IN —The 2026 State of the City Address will be held on Tuesday, February 10 at The Commons in downtown Columbus. The doors will open at 5:30 pm and remarks will begin at 6:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served. This annual address will provide an overview of the City’s accomplishments over the past year, highlight current initiatives, and outline priorities for the year ahead.
Columbus, IN – Update: 01.30.2026 -9:00 pm Columbus City Utilities (CCU) has announced that water services have been restored following a water main break that occurred late hours of Thursday at the intersection of 7th and Franklin Streets. Franklin Street at the intersection of 7th and Franklin will be open Saturday morning for traffic, but [...]
Closures Update 01.27.2026 - 8:30 am: City of Columbus will have an E-working Day on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. All city facilities will be closed; however, phone and email communications will continue to be monitored. Essential personnel, including those in law enforcement, fire services, the Department of Public Works, Utilities, and others, will operate as usual. [...]
Mayor Mary Ferdon calls on businesses and the community foundation to join the City to ensure residents do not go hungry Columbus, IN – Columbus, Ind. – Today, the City of Columbus, alongside community partners Love Chapel Foundation, Cummins Inc., Centra Credit Union, Toyota Material Handling North America and Heritage Fund of Bartholomew County announced [...]
Columbus, IN — The Columbus Municipal Airport has announced that it has selected Force Construction Company, Inc., (Force) to build the new 128-foot-tall air traffic control tower, in collaboration with the Federal Aviation Administration and Woolpert, an aviation-focused engineering firm. The project has been supported by a design grant from the Cummins Foundation Architecture Program. [...]
Columbus, IN – The City of Columbus is alerting residents to a phishing email scam currently circulating that appears to come from the “City of Columbus Planning Department”. This fraudulent email uses formatting and language that appears to be legitimate and is targeting individuals that have already began or recently completed a application process with [...]
Columbus, IN — Following a comprehensive nationwide search and a collaborative hiring process, Mayor Mary Ferdon has appointed Nikki Murphy to serve as the next Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Columbus. The appointment was approved by the Parks Board during its public meeting on Thursday, October 16, 2025. Murphy brings more [...]
Columbus, IN — September 29, 2025 — Columbus Parks and Recreation is proud to welcome more than 2,800 athletes, coaches, and spectators to the Circle K Fieldhouse at NexusPark for the War of the Roses Midwest Nationals Wrestling Tournament, taking place October 3–5. With over 60 teams expected, this marks the first major event of [...]
Columbus, IN – On Monday, September 22, it was announced that Yuri Kubo was chosen by NASA to join the astronaut candidate class of 2025. He reported for duty in September 2025. According to a press release from NASA, “The class will undergo nearly two years of training before becoming eligible for flight assignments that [...]
Columbus, IN — September 8, 2025 Columbus Parks and Recreation is proud to announce the appointment of Dawn Ray as the new Associate Director of Business Services. With over 14 years of experience in public finance and municipal operations, Ray brings a wealth of strategic insight and fiscal leadership to the department’s growing portfolio of [...]