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City of Columbus Encourages Residents to Participate in Severe Weather Preparedness Week

Columbus, IN — The city of Columbus encourages residents, businesses, and organizations to participate in Indiana’s statewide tornado drill on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, as part of Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Columbus City Hall will be participating in the drill. Other city facilities have been encouraged to participate as well. The drill is scheduled for [...]

2026-03-10T15:49:35-04:00March 9th, 2026|News|

Flood Information March 2026

Columbus, IN — Update - 03.09.2026 12:00 pm All Flood Warnings in the County have expired. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood   Bartholomew County locations that are impacted by flooding include: 3/9/26 – 3:00 PM Update Only a couple of roads remain closed at this time as well as the parks and People Trails. These closures are due to [...]

2026-03-09T15:13:52-04:00March 4th, 2026|News|

Forward – 2026 State of the City Address

Columbus, IN —The 2026 State of the City Address is now available to watch online. This annual address provided an overview of the City’s accomplishments over the past year, highlight current initiatives, and outline priorities for the year ahead.

2026-02-11T13:41:02-05:00February 5th, 2026|News|

Update: Water Services Restored After Water Main Break Downtown

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 [...]

2026-01-30T21:09:47-05:00January 30th, 2026|News|

Winter Storm Information – January 24-26, 2026

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. [...]

2026-01-27T08:33:09-05:00January 23rd, 2026|News|

City of Columbus and Cummins, Centra, Toyota Material Handling North America and Heritage Fund of Bartholomew County Donate Additional Funds to Love Chapel to Combat Food Insecurity during Government Shutdown

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 [...]

2025-11-12T12:11:48-05:00November 12th, 2025|News|

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Contract awarded for New Air Traffic Control Tower at Columbus (Ind.) Municipal Airport

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. [...]

2025-11-07T10:51:43-05:00November 7th, 2025|News|