Looking Back – February 19

2007

Rain, snow, ice and 8-below temperatures coupled with high winds kept drivers home, hotels full and road crews busy preparing for more severe winter weather that was predicted.

1992

Environmental and health officials were baffled by the presence of a toxic chemical called trichloroethylene, or TCE, in ground water under Garden City.

1967

A fugitive running from the law in Texas was captured in a wooded area near the Steenbarger Bridge on County Road 800N after he stole a car and attempted to commit armed robbery at a local grocery store.