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COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Ivy Tech Columbus Science Club is hosting a cleanup of the Flatrock River this Saturday, November 5, starting at 10 a.m., at Owen...

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Ivy Tech Community College and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) are hosting a free Hoosier Riverwatch worksh...

The City of Rushville, Indiana had to remedy a consent order filed in 2007 for its untreated combined sewer overflow (CSO) discharges that were polluting the

COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Ivy Tech Community College Columbus Science Club is hosting a cleanup of the Flatrock River starting at 10 a.m., this Saturday, A...

Happy New Year and Happy 200th Birthday to Rush County! Actually we were recognized as a county by the State of Indiana in April of 1822. But just like horses

RUSHVILLE — Students at Benjamin Rush Middle School are not only working hard on school work as the semester begins to wind down, but students are learning the importance of

1 of 2 Offutt’s Ford Bridge – Located over Little Blue River in Rush County near Arlington. It was built in 1884. Photo by John V. Pontiere Jr. John Wilson By John D. Wilson Rush County Historian May 10, 2021 1 of 2 Offutt’s Ford Bridge – Located over Little Blue River in Rush County near Arlington. It was built in 1884. Photo by John V. Pontiere Jr. John Wilson RUSH COUNTY – This is the 13th article I have written to commemo...

COLUMBUS, Ind. — In a music store in this small city 45 minutes southeast of Indianapolis, a picture of Vice President Mike Pence playing guitar hangs by the door. Nearby on the wall there’s a note that store owner Tom Pickett and his students sent Pence four years ago in honor of Inauguration Day. “Mike, Thank you for being an inspiration to our students. We’re proud of you.” Four years later as Pence prepares to leave office, Pickett is just as proud to have taught Pe...

Study provides options flooding But the funding gap that has hampered this project for decades continues to grow. While the recommended plan has a total price tag of $4.7 million, the maximum amount available through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) is only $600,000, according to funding consultant Trena Carter of Administrative Resources Association. While the Bartholomew County Commissioners have agreed to put up $3,850 to match the OCRA grant, Carter says it’s “st...