Looking Back

First Posted: July 12, 2012 - 9:15 pm
Last Updated: July 12, 2012 - 9:18 pm

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From The Republic Archives Laura Moorman, an employee at Bush%u2019s Market, showed off part of the bumper crop of corn that was picked early in the summer of 1987. The yield was one of the earliest recorded in the county%u2019s history.

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July 13

News about Columbus and the surrounding area as reported on or about this date in the pages of The Evening Republican and The Republic 10, 25 and 50 years ago.

2002

Columbus officials urged caution for local residents following the discovery of a crow in the downtown area that later tested positive for West Nile virus.

1987

Area farmers reported one of the earliest corn yields in local history, some roadside markets reporting that they had been offering corn for sale since mid-June.

1962

Workers at Golden Foundry ended a 36-hour strike, agreeing to a new two-year contract that included an average increase in wages of 9 cents an hour.

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