Looking Back – November 2

2007

The “Save Eos” committee presented Chicago artist Dessa Kirk with an oversized check for $35,000 to purchase the sculpture, then gave the certificate of title to Mayor Fred Armstrong, who accepted on behalf of the city.

1992

Homeowners complained when a smoking ban enacted by Columbus Regional Hospital drove employees to their neighborhoods to smoke on breaks.

1967

Several hundred Hope area residents signed a petition in an attempt to block an application for a package liquor store in Hope.