The wells near the East Fork of the White River were taken offline after a dioxane was detected.

An anti-drug abuse task force in Bartholomew County is working on recommendations that include providing more treatment for opioid addiction in what is now an unused part of the county jail.

The decision comes about a year after the families in the town of Hope appealed to the county about the impact of large hog farms on their home values.

Bartholomew County officials denied individual property tax appeals from a group of neighbors who live near a large confined hog farm in the rural town of Hope.

Bartholomew County may develop a residential property tax deduction to ease tensions between large livestock farms and nearby residents.

Companies less than a year old made up nearly 5 percent of the city's businesses in 2014, according to a recent report.

The Columbus Community Solar Initiative says it's trying minimize the cost of the solar panels by coordinating residents, businesses and others who are interested in taking part.

About 20 people who live near the proposed project pleaded with board members during a public meeting Monday night to consider the effect on their lives if the panels were erected.

Environmental impacts of confined animal feeding operations were discussed at a meeting this week in Columbus, Indiana.