Monthly Archives: August 2019

Bicycle ride Saturday to benefit Columbus Animal Care Services

A reminder that the Moonlight Loop bike ride to benefit Columbus Animal Care Services is this weekend.

Organizers say that over the past six years, the ride has raised more than $58,000 for Animal Care Services.

The fundraising ride will set off from the Bartholomew County Public Library Plaza at 9 p.m. Saturday night. Online registration for $30 per person is available through Friday. On-site registration is $35 starting at 6:30 p.m. Saturday evening.

Registration, a course map and additional information about the event are available at columbus.in.gov/animal-care-services/moonlight-loop.

If you would like to volunteer, call 812-376-2505 or email moonlightloop@columbus.in.gov. Volunteers will receive a free volunteer t-shirt.

African American contributions to be honored in The Commons

The African American Fund of Bartholomew County will be hosting a new multimedia display in The Commons which starts Sunday and lasts through the end of the month.

The Soul of Philanthropy exhibit features displays of African American philanthropic contributions to the community. an opening reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at The Commons.

For the first week of August, the Columbus exhibit will be accompanied by a national traveling exhibit .

August is Black Philanthropy Month. More information on the national exhibit is available at thesoulofphilanthropy.com.

We will have more on this story tomorrow, including an interview with Tom Harmon, one of the founding members of the African American Fund of Bartholomew County.

Authorities investigating rest stop shooting death

Bartholomew County deputies are investigating a possible shooting death at the Interstate 65 rest stop in the county.

Chief Deputy Maj. Chris Lane said that there was a report of a single shot being fired at the rest stop at about 6:25 a.m. Thursday. Deputies found 63-year-old Alvin Wayne Bickell, of Columbus, lying on the ground. Bickell was transported to Columbus Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Coroner Clayton Nolting says that an autopsy is being arranged.

Authorities say the public is not in danger and deputies are not searching for a suspect.