Looking Back – September 8

Around Columbus

Sept. 8News around Columbus and the surrounding area as reported on or about this date in the pages of The Evening Republican and The Republic 10, 25 and 50 years ago.2005

Columbus Regional Hospital officials said CRH likely could provide all of Bartholomew County with ambulance service for $750,000 in 2006, a cost estimate low enough to make city officials lean toward giving the hospital full control of city-wide ambulance service.

1990

Golden Castings Corp., a newly formed affiliate of American Bailey Corp. of Stamford, Connecticut, purchased Golden Operations from CWC Castings Division of Textron Inc.

1965

The community of Hope prepared for its annual four-day fish fry and festival of adult and children’s rides, food and vendor booths, activities and a parade.