Looking Back – February 19

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Boy Scouts who took the oath as honorary city officials from Mayor Eret Kline in 1970 were, from bottom, Tim Hotz, Bruce Otte, Steve Zeller, Chap Blackwell, Randy Cox, Bill Frede, Blair Lewis, Steve Hotz, Todd Berkey and David Wessel, all of Columbus. From The Republic archives

2010

Best Buy announced plans to open a store in the former Circuit City location at Clifty Crossing.

1995

Columbus East girls basketball team lost 72-70 in a double overtime heartbreaker against Scottsburg in the Seymour semistate.

1970

Columbus High School’s scholastics bowl team won its third straight match, retiring as grand champion after defeating the Southport High School team 280-210.

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