Looking Back – February 2

Taylorsville Elementary fourth graders, from left, Cory Brandt, Heather Tedrow, Amanda Washler and Ryan Smith, displayed the 28,000 soft drink tabs collected over a four-month period to benefit the cancer wing at Riley Children's Hospital. From The Republic archives

2010

The Irwin Sweeney Miller Foundation gave the Columbus Redevelopment Commission a gift of $97,970 to pay for a master plan for downtown Columbus, including ski lakes, to be created by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates of Brooklyn, New York.

1995

The Columbus Plan Commission recommended significant changes be made to the more than 20-year-old mobile home ordinance.

1970

Five officials representing Columbus flew to Washington to meet with top-level government officers in negotiations to acquire the de-activated Bakalar Air Force Base.