Looking Back – June 17

Barbara Stewart got a hug from Columbus Police Chief Charles Imel after she received the department's 1995 Citizen's Service Award for her efforts in promoting diversity in the community and raising private funds for CPD's Pipe and Drum Band. From The Republic archives

2010

C.J. Cravens, 16, a Jennings County High School junior, and Seth Burton, 15, a Columbus North sophomore, rescued their buddy Tom Wagner, 16, a junior at North, from his wrecked car shortly before it exploded after an accident on Taylor Road.

1995

Sales of homes in Bartholomew County continued at a brisk pace during the first quarter of the year with an average price around $121,842.

1970

Cummins Engine Co. participated in a diesel mechanic training course operated at Atterbury Job Corps Center by Westinghouse Learning Corp. under contract with the federal government.