The installation of a water meter has resulted in a Boil Order for some customers of Nashville Utilities. The utility says that the installation of the meter, at Old State Road 46 and Snyder Hill, has led to the boil order for customers in the following areas:

245 Old State Road 46 to 1792 Old State Road 46;
75 Snyder Road;
234 Coffey Hill Road to 598 Coffey Hill Road;
637 Highland Drive to 935 Highland Drive;
204 Tuck A Way Ridge to 1185 Tuck A Way Ridge;
465 McGee Road to 765 McGee Road;
801 Eads Lane to 989 Eads Lane;
768 Mail Pouch Lane to 845 Mail Pouch Lane;
726 Clay Lick Road to 1170 Clay Lick Road;
1055 Treetop Lane to 1080 Treetop Lane;
1098 Hill Top Lane to 1104 Hill Top Lane;
1610 Jacob’s Lane to 1634 Jacob’s Lane;
1655 Magnolia Lane to 1683 Magnolia Lane;
1770 Bryson Lane to 1772 Bryson Lane

Residents and businesses in these areas should boil all cooking and drinking water through 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

Customers who have questions should call Nashville Utilities at (812) 988-5526.

The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department is asking for your help locating this week’s most-wanted fugitive. Deputies are looking for 25-year-old Brittnee Bernice Bryant. She is described as a white female standing 5’7″ tall and weighing 200 pounds. Authorities say that Bryant has blond hair, brown eyes and tattoos on her lower back as well as her right shoulder. She is wanted on six outstanding warrants.

If you have any information on Bryant’s whereabouts, you are asked to call Capt. Dave Steinkoenig at (812)565-5940 or the Sheriff’s Department Tip Line at (812) 379-1712. You can also contact authorities via email at sheriff@bartholomew.in.gov. Tips and information can be left anonymously.

The Columbus Police Department is urging you to be on guard against a potential scam. Lt. Matt Harris, department spokesman, says that CPD received a complaint of a suspicious person going door-to-door selling alarm systems in several neighborhoods in the northern part of the city.

Harris says the worker claimed to be selling the systems for Vault Security and advised the homeowner that he had registered with the police department. While there is a company called Vault Security located in Texas, CPD says they have no record of anyone registering to solicit.

Due to the large number of ongoing scams, Columbus Police ask that you please report any suspicious activity. You are also reminded to not give out personal information or let strangers into your home. Harris adds that all solicitors must register with the police department in advance and are issued identification paperwork showing they are registered.

Bartholomew Consolidated Schools will be recognizing two teachers tonight at the school board meeting.

Elementary teachers Wendy Foster and Jill Prestel have been chosen for this year’s William and Sally Hanley Excellence in Teaching awards. Superintendent Dr. Jim Roberts explains:

Roberts talks about the award:

The school board meets at 7 p.m. at the school district headquarters at Central Avenue.

The Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce will be holding its annual Champions of the Chamber golf outing. That is going to be Thursday and it is open to all members of the Chamber of Commerce.

Cindy Frey, president of the chamber, says that the outing will be held at the Harrison Lake Country Club golf course. If you aren’t a member, this would be a good chance to try the private course.

Frey said that after the tournament there will be a ribbon cutting and after hours event at the club that will be open to the public.

Frey said that the annual outing helps support the Chamber of Commerce, a not-for-profit that does a lot to support the community.

You can get more information online at columbusareachamber.com.

Columbus police arrested a man on drug charges after a downtown fight yesterday.

Police say they were called to the fight at Ninth and Sycamore streets at 2:40 p.m. in the afternoon. One of the men involved in the fight, 22-year-old Nicholas M. Richey, allegedly tried to give a police a fake name, says Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the police department. But when they found out his real name, officers also discovered he was wanted on a warrant.

A search before taking him to jail allegedly revealed that he was carrying synthetic marijuana, Harris says.

In addition to the Bartholomew County warrant, Richey is now facing preliminary charges of identity deception and possession of a synthetic drug.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has declared an ozone action day for central Indiana, including Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson and Shelby counties.

Children, the elderly and anyone with heart or lung conditions should avoid exertion and heavy work outside today.

There are some things you can do to reduce ground-level ozone. You should reduce engine idling by not using drive-thrus. Instead of driving, you can bike, walk or use public transportation. And don’t fill up your gas tanks or using lawnmowers until after 7 p.m.

The Columbus Fire Department is warning of the dangers of throwing away lit cigarettes, especially with the recent hot, dry weather. That’s after three separate fires on Friday that investigators say were sparked with improperly disposed of smoking materials.

Capt. Mike Wilson says that two of the fires were caused when cigarettes were thrown into mulch. The first happened at about 12:42 p.m. Friday afternoon at the entrance to the Clifty Crossing Shopping Center and the second was about an hour and a half later at the Qdoba on National Road. FIrefighters used water to douse both of those small fires, Wilson said.

More seriously, a cigarette thrown into an overflowing ashtray on a patio at the Stonegate Apartments started a fire at just after 9 p.m. Friday night. Wilson says that a passerby noticed the flames and firefighters were on scene within four minutes. Firefighters quickly got that fire under control as it threatened to spread into the eaves and roof, Wilson said. They broke open the apartment door to check for victims but no one was home.

Damage was estimated at about $5,000.

He said that if you are smoking, you should discard of your butts in a large, deep ashtray that won’t tip over. You should make sure to empty the ash tray frequently and consider dipping cigarettes in water before disposing of them.

And you should never throw a cigarette from a vehicle, where it could start a fire in dry vegetation.

Former Columbus Township Assessor Katie Garvey passed away Thursday.

She died at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana at the age of 72. Today would have been her birthday.

Visitation will be Friday, July 7th from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, July 8th from 10 to 11 a.m. at Barkes, Weaver and Glick Funeral Home on Washington Street in Columbus. A celebration of her life memorial service is set for July 8th at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.

A pedestrian was killed Friday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle on State Road 7 in Jennings County.

28-year-old Steve R. Reynolds. of North Vernon, was walking south on the road when he was struck by a car driven by 69-year-old Ronald W. Dailey, also of North Vernon, says Lt. Mike Mowery, spokesman for the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department.

Reynolds was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident is still under investigation but Mowery said that alcohol and drugs have been ruled out.