Looking Back – July 23

These four unidentified boys were among contestants in the hot dog eating contest at Bartholomew County 4-H Fair in 1970. From The Republic archives

2010

Six arrests were made in connection with a devastating fire that destroyed the historic Grandview Apostolic Church in Brown County.

1995

Monthly Neighborfest summer concerts were in danger of being discontinued because of a lack of sponsorship.

1970

The popular annual tractor pull kept crowds at Bartholomew County 4-H Fair entertained until far past midnight.