The Bartholomew County Highway Department says that County Road 400 North (aka Tinkey Road), between U.S. 31 & River Road, will be closed for a few days, beginning Monday.

A department spokesperson says that the closure will be in effect from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. This closure is expected to continue in to Tuesday and, possibly, Wednesday. Officials say the closure is for cleanup work. They add that the work is dependent on the weather. The project has already been delayed twice and could be delayed again if the weather doesn’t cooperate.

The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department is asking for your help in locating a wanted suspect.

Department Spokesperson Judy Jackson says that investigators are searching for 29-year-old Santos Marquez. Authorities say that Marquez

also goes by the alias “Johann Perez.” Jackson says that Marquez is wanted on two felony warrants for Child Molesting.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Santos Marquez, you are asked to please contact Detective Jason Williams at (812) 565-5928, or call the Sheriff’s Department Tip Line at (812) 379-1712. Tips and information can be left anonymously.

State health officials have confirmed two outbreaks of mumps in students at Indiana University in Bloomington and Butler University in Indianapolis. IU has four confirmed cases, while Butler University has nine confirmed cases. Health Department officials say that those numbers may increase as more specimens are tested.

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is working with Indiana University, Butler University and the Marion County and Monroe County health departments to identify potential additional cases and to prevent further transmission of the disease on both campuses.

For more information about mumps, visit the Centers for Disease Control’s mumps website at www.cdc.gov/mumps/.

Seymour police are reporting a late night robbery of a convenience store.

Officers were called the Casey’s Store on North O’Brien Street at about 11:55 p.m. last night. A man displayed a blade and ordered a clerk to turn over all the store’s money, police say. The man then ran away.

He is described as a white, slender man with a dark hooded sweatshirt and jeans. Seymour police detectives are investigating the case and if you have any information you are asked to contact the Seymour Police Department at 812- 522-1234 or dcornwell@seymourpd.com.

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If you are struggling to find a job and get out of poverty, the Bartholomew County United Way and LIncoln Central Neighborhood Family Center are offering a week-long workshop next week to help you make that transition.

The Bartholomew County Works program teaches people skills they need to pull themselves to self-sufficiency. Dawn Bierberle, self-sufficiency coach at Lincoln Central facilitates the workshop. She says they cover professionalism, resumes and job interviews. Each student will receive three mock interviews during the week with local human resources professionals.

She said after the conclusion of the program, organizers will work to help participants land a job. Bieberle said 89 percent of those who have taken the program since 2014 have been able to find and keep a job.

Classes next week run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and participants have to commit to being there all week. There is still time to apply for next week’s class or the next class will be in April.

You can call 812-379-1630

You will soon see white bikes with a new ColumBIKE logo around the city as part of new Columbus bike share program. The name and color scheme were announced last night at the Columbus Park Foundation’s annual community meeting.

April Williams with the Park Foundation said a kickoff event will be held May 21st on the library plaza and will coincide with the Tour de Trails.

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Year-long passes will be $80 or individual day passes will be $8. You will be able to check out one of the bikes from stations around the city.

Columbus Mayor Jim Lienhoop also presented the Shining Star Awards. Award winners included:

• Mark Slaton on behalf of the Cummins Engine Plant Environmental Challenge volunteers.
• Andrew Larson and Rachelle Antcliffe on behalf of Columbus Signature Academy Students.
• The Hackman Family.
• Lynn Dole on behalf of Columbus Kiwanis.
• Rose and Jerry Wright
• Victoria Craig Griffin
• Victoria Glick
• Brad Stroia
• Dick Boyce
• Randy Stafford
• Tom and Gina Wetherald
• Alan Trisler
• Denny Smith on behalf of his grandson Jacob Smith

An 18-year-old woman was hospitalized after being struck in the back with a hatchet Thursday afternoon in downtown Nashville.

An official with the Brown County Sheriff’s Department said the victim is an exchange student who is staying with a local family. She explained that the woman was standing at the corner of Van Buren and Gould Streets when the attack occurred.

The official says that Dana Ericson, of Nashville, was arrested in the unprovoked attack and booked in the Brown County Jail. Charges were not announced. Brown County Sheriff Department Sgt. Mike Moore told “The Brown County Democrat” that there was no indication of any relationship between Ericson and the victim, nor between Ericson and the teen’s host family. He told the paper that the attack occurred, “out of the blue.”

The Sheriff’s Department official said the victim’s injuries are serious, but not life-threatening.

Local United Methodist Churches are teaming up to sponsor a major food drive the entire month of May to boost donations to local food pantries. Church officials say the drive is in response to the fact that food pantry donations fall “dangerously low” in the spring and summer months.

Carol Oktavec, with the Rockford United Methodist Church, says individual churches are teaming up to sponsor a major food drive the entire month of May to boost donations to local food pantries. She says the drive is called “e-Race Hunger,” in keeping with the race themes of the Kentucky Derby and the Indianapolis 500.

For more information, or to make a nonperishable food or monetary donation, you are asked to contact your local United Methodist Church.

A businesswoman who leads six global brands is participating in a live broadcast event sponsored by the Ivy Tech Community College chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success.

Ivy Tech Spokesman Chris Schilling says that Kat Cole will present “Impact: The Art of Change, Trust & Influence” from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Columbus Learning Center Auditorium. He says the event, which will provide Cole’s insights into leadership on how to impact communities, is free to you, as well as all Ivy Tech students, staff, and faculty. Schilling says that participants will have the chance to submit questions via Twitter and Facebook, which may be answered by Cole at the end of the program.

Schilling says that Cole will “share the lessons she learned from unexpected places that demonstrate resilience in difficult environments, the art of communication and influence to drive results, and world-class leadership behaviors that build strong cultures and business.”

Schilling says that the National Society of Leadership and Success sponsors the Speaker Broadcast series, which reaches more than 493 college campuses and 504,000 students each month during the academic year.

The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office has introduced a new Access Corrections Deposit Service for the jail. Sheriff’s Department Spokesperson Judy Jackson says this is a “new, effective way to deposit funds electronically for inmates by using an array of options to make deposits with cash, credit or debit cards.”

Jackson says that family members and friends can now choose the most convenient way to send money to an incarcerated loved one. She explains that money can be sent online at AccessCorrections.com, by phone (866) 345-1884 or by Lobby Kiosk. Jackson adds that the phone number has bilingual agents available 24-hours per day.

“Our lobby kiosk allows friends and family members the ability to deposit funds into an inmate’s account using cash, credit or debit cards,” says Jackson. She also stresses that the kiosk is in a secure location that is monitored by Bartholomew County Jail staff. Jackson adds that the kiosk is located in the lobby next to the receptionist area.

Sheriff’s Department officials add that, with this new change, deposits are no longer accepted by Sheriff’s Office staff.