Looking Back – January 16

2007

Margo Hughey, a leader of Hoosiers Helping Our Troops, an organization that raised money to send fire-resistant gear to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, was selected as a Hometown Hero by Channel 6 in Indianapolis and was featured in a segment of Channel 6 news.

1992

”Tanglefoot,” a sticky substance that made roosting uncomfortable for birds, was sprayed on trees in Parking Lot No. 6 on Jackson Street near the post office after downtown merchants and people who used the parking lot complained about bird droppings on parking meters and vehicles.

1967

An estimated 200 acres were burned in a field and brush fire near Grandview Lake.