The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department is praising a local glass company for helping an elderly woman in need.
According to the sheriff’s department, a 93-year-old woman reported that someone had thrown a brick through her front window. Deputy Robert Cooper went to Kenny Glass to purchase plastic to help the woman secure the window. But instead, Kenny Glass replaced her window free of charge, according to Judy Jackson, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s department.
A Monday night traffic stop turned into a drug arrest for a Columbus woman.
Columbus police say that they pulled over a vehicle for a minor traffic violation at about 11 p.m. Monday night near 11th and Chestnut streets. A police dog alerted to the smell of drugs inside the vehicle and a search revealed methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia inside the driver’s purse.
43-year-old Jamie R. Lane was arrested on preliminary drug possession charges as well as for driving while suspended with a prior conviction.
A driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in downtown Columbus last fall is pleading guilty to lesser charges.
The Republic newspaper is reporting this morning that 28-year-old Eric Winship has reached a plea agreement on felony charges of leaving the scene of an accident and possession of a syringe. The state will dismiss other charges including causing death while driving intoxicated.
Winship is accused of driving a pickup truck that struck and killed 21-year-old Kyla Ortlieb, of Columbus, on Oct. 20 near 11th and Chestnut streets. The heavily damaged GMC Jimmy was found abandoned about a block away.
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A developer is planning a $11.2 million dollar investment in senior apartments off of 14th Street and Michigan Avenue in Columbus.
Gateway Senior Village L.P. is planning to build affordable apartments for seniors that will include 54 two bedroom, one bath units. Construction is estimated to start in August of next year, and the development would open in September of 2022.
The developers are asking the Columbus City Council for a tax break on the development. Under the proposed tax abatement, property taxes would be phased in over 10 years. If approved by the the council, the developer would save about $1.4 million over the life of the abatement, but would also pay about $1.4 million in property taxes.
The Council was originally set to hear the request two weeks ago, but it was delayed.
City Council meets at 6 p.m. tonight at Columbus City Hall.