Looking Back – January 21

Debbie Beach, 16, Sherri Axom, 17, and Marcia Fleming, 17, all Columbus area Girl Scouts, began the organization's annual cookie sale by sampling the product in 1970. From The Republic archives

2010

Dorel Juvenile Group announced a $3.6 million plan to expand its child seat manufacturing business locally and add 98 jobs.

1995

The city’s chuck-hole patrol began the annual process of patching holes in city streets caused by freezing temperatures.

1970

A deadly cold, which contributed to at least nine deaths, including a Columbus family of four, settled deeper into the Columbus area and temperatures were predicted to dip as low as 16 below zero.