2009
Columbus North’s Deborah Riga was named the Midwest Regional High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
1994
Columbus Regional Hospital’s new emergency room opened and the hospital’s logo received the Beacon Award from Fortune magazine and the American Center for Design.
1969
In its report to county officials, a special committee on solid waste disposal recommended Bartholomew County join with the city of Columbus in using a milling operation to shred refuse combined with a landfill.




