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COLUMBUS, Ind. – A Bartholomew County man was arrested on several felony charges after he reportedly overdosed on Monday evening. The Columbus Police Department (CPD) responded to an apartment in the 32000 block of Nicholas Lane, at around 11 p.m., in regards to the medical emergency.
CPD found Clinton Mings, 30, of Columbus, unresponsive in the bathroom. Police and paramedics administered four rounds of Narcan before he regained consciousness.
After they said they observed drug paraphernalia inside the apartment, officers applied for and later received a search warrant. They allegedly located methamphetamine, heroin, two firearms, and drug paraphernalia including digital scales.
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COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus Fire Department (CFD) was called to a residential fire in the 2600 block of Rosedale Drive, in Candlelight Village Mobile Home Park, just after 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Firefighters were quick to respond and were able to bring the blaze under control within 15 minutes.
CFD says one person was treated for smoke inhalation and transported to Columbus Regional Health.
Damages were significant and were estimated at about $80,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation. ); } return false; }); $( #comments .commentlist .comment-content a ).attr( target , blank );
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COLUMBUS, Ind. - Hoosiers, age 80 or above, are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Beginning today, Friday, January 8, any Indiana resident.
Q&A: Here’s what is known about COVID vaccines in Indiana
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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has called vaccines the “light at the end of the tunnel” to the COVID-19 pandemic that has hospitalized and killed thousands of Hoosiers.
But it could be weeks or months before you can get one.
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A social distancing decal is placed on the floor in an observation area for people that received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a Columbus Regional Health facility in Columbus on Dec. 17. Mike Wolanin
A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sits on a table at a Columbus Regional Health facility being used as a vaccination site in Columbus on Dec. 17. Mike Wolanin
Looking ahead: ASAP looks to bolster community response to drug crisis in 2021
Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress leaders are planning to look at how they can bolster the community-wide response to substance use disorder over the next year amid a worsening drug overdose crisis that has claimed 101 lives in Bartholomew County since 2017, including at least 30 last year.
Much of the focus for 2021 involves addressing gaps in Bartholomew County’s ability to help people overcome substance use disorder and evaluating the capacity and need for local inpatient treatment options, ASAP officials said.
Among the gaps highlighted by ASAP officials were a potential inpatient medically supervised detox program in Bartholomew County, more recovery housing for women and the possibility of additional ASAP-run recovery homes, said ASAP Executive Director Doug Leonard.