Looking Back – September 16

2008

Gas prices jumped to $4.15 a gallon after Hurricane Ike left refineries and pipelines idled and destroyed at least 10 offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.

1993

More than 150 Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. students formed human circles around flagpoles at Columbus North and Columbus East in the annual, “See You at the Pole” student-initiated and student-led event where students prayed for their schools and communities before the start of the school day.

1968

After an all-night search, two Columbus boys, 15 and 9, were found safe and sound, explaining they just wanted to camp out overnight.