COLUMBUS Sherry Ann Sanders, 61, died April 22, 2019. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, 2019, at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home with calling from noon to service time. A complete obituary is on the funeral home’s website.
HARTSVILLE Clifford Olmstead, 88, of Hartsville, died Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at his home. Clifford retired after working as a salesman at Bradley Chevrolet in Franklin from 1983 to 1995. He had also worked at Kaler Candy and Tobacco/Columbus Wholesale and Robertson Chevrolet in Edinburgh. Clifford was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He was
GREENSBURG, INDIANA Julie Gardner, 59, of Greensburg passed away on April 22, 2019. She was born on September 20, 1959 in Greenfield, Indiana the daughter of Judy Bailey Dent and the late Max Bailey. Julie was a 1978 graduate of Greensburg Community High School. She married Jeff Gardner on July 19, 1980 and together they
COLUMBUS Matilda C. “Tillie” Beier, 87, of Columbus died Saturday, April 20, 2019, at her home. She was born in Perry County, Indiana December 21, 1931, the daughter of Lawrence and Eleanor (Nielander) Troesch. She married Robert Beier August 22, 1953 in St. Meinrad, Indiana; he preceded her in death August 2, 1990. She was
COLUMBUS Kenneth Van Liew, 88, of Columbus, died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Janette. Arrangements are pending at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home.
HANOVER Frankie N. Lyle, 79, of Hanover, passed April 22, 2019, at Hanover Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A private inurnment will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of Sawyer-Pickett Funeral Home.
COLUMBUS Richard “Dick” Boyd, 88, of Columbus, passed from this life at 2:47 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility. Mr. Boyd was born September 18, 1930 in Bartholomew County, the son of Edgar A. and Ethel L. Linke Boyd. Dick retired from Cummins Engine Company after 35
COLUMBUS Randall Mosier, 65, died April 24 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility. The funeral will be 7 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home with visitation 3 p.m. to time of rosary service at 6:45.
2018 was a busy and productive year for the Columbus Area Visitors Center. That was the message during Wednesday’s annual meeting. Justin Booth, president of the visitors center board, says that 2.2 million people visit Bartholomew County each year, spending $283 million to local businesses and supporting 4,500 local jobs. He explains how the visitors center gets its data. Booth says that good marketing is vital. That marketing included a partnership between the visitors center and the Indiana Office of Tourism Development on a campaign that delivered 17 million impressions. This included online, television, radio and print. Officials say 2018 was a strong year for the visitors center’s sports program. Sports tourism visitors spent $12.5 million at area businesses in 2018. The area hosted its first regional pickleball tournament and won the bid to host the “Tough Mudder” obstacle course event for five years. This endurance competition is expected to draw 4,000 to 6,000 people each year. Other 2018 highlights from the meeting included: – The Visitors Center conducted 1,018 tours for 11,109 visitors. – Columbus featured on the cover of the 2018 Indiana Travel Guide. A half-million copies were distributed. – The installation of public art in the neighborhood of Interstate Exit 76 as part of the “Destination Neighborhoods” initiative. – Sponsorship of the WTIU documentary “Clessie Cummins, Hoosier Inventor” and hosted a screening at YES Cinema. – The Visitors Center helped direct $116,800 of innkeepers tax collected to local organizations. – The Visitors Center cosigned approximately $16,000 worth of merchandise for local artists. – Underwriting the publication of “Xenia Miller, Prairie Modernist.” – Partnering with the Columbus Redevelopment Commission on a feasibility study for a downtown hotel and conference center. – Annual revenue totaled $1,989,490. The Inkeeper’s Tax accounted for $1.35 million of that amount. – Expenses were $1,884,252. Promotions and hosting accounted for approximately two-thirds of annual expenses. – Two new shuttles were put into service for the tour program. – Seven successful exhibits in Gallery 506. – The Visitors Center provided $260,734 to more than 40 community partners.
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department is alerting residents about a telephone scam that uses the names of sheriff’s deputies and department leadership. The phone calls include threats of tracking the victims’ cellphones and false accusations of criminal charges if the victim does not comply, the sheriff’s department said. Residents are advised to
