Looking Back – February 1

Patrolman Thomas Purcell of Columbus Police Department helped rehabilitate a large barn owl that was taken to the law enforcement building after it flew into the path of a moving vehicle and suffered a mild concussion in 1970. From The Republic archives

2010

Teams scoured Bartholomew County and counties across the country trying to determine how many people were homeless.

1995

Columbus officials considered purchasing three new vans and extending city bus routes to accommodate businesses booming at Woodside Business Center and along Jonathan Moore Pike.

1970

A crackdown on improper use of dealer license plates on “personal” cars and vehicles was announced by Columbus police in cooperation with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.