Looking Back – January 14

{&subleft}Around Columbus

Jan. 14

2009

The Indiana Department of Transportation announced that its plan to widen National Road from Washington Street to County Road 50N would begin in the spring after 10 years of delays.

1994

The coldest weather since 1985 was predicted to send temperatures to 5 below zero or lower with wind chills to near 40 below.

1969

A proposed six-year, $22.5 million school building program was unveiled that included the completion of the new Southside Junior High and Frances Smith Elementary school buildings, building and furnishing the proposed second senior high school, construction of a new school bus garage and remodeling or making additions to several existing buildings.