Looking Back – November 22

National American Miss Indiana 2009 Meghan Kleinpeter of Seymour was a volunteer server on the buffet line at Eastside Community Center's Thanksgiving dinner in 2009. Also pictured are volunteers, from left, Marbi Presto, Sami Burton, Irma Diaz, Jennifer Sublette, Amanda Melton and Rick Scalf. From The Republic archives

2009

Columbus City Council scrapped plans for a $12-a-month flat fee for trash collection and instead considered a tiered-pricing system that would charge individuals $10 to $14 each month depending on the size of trash containers they selected.

1994

Rockwell International Corp. clinched a four-week bidding battle, purchasing Reliance Electric Co. for $1.6 billion.

1969

Building permits were issued for an A&P Grocery with 15,500 square feet of floor space and a collection of nine small shops and businesses under one roof at Columbus Shopping Center on National Road.