Looking Back – December 19

Jackson Lay, 9, and his father, Andy Lay, loaded boxes of gifts into vehicles during the annual Fireman's Cheer Fund delivery in 2010. From The Republic archives

2010

Beginning long before the sun rose, hundreds of volunteers formed an impressive line of cars and trucks and prepared to deliver gifts bound for nearly 1,500 Columbus area children as part of the Fireman’s Cheer Fund.

1995

Bartholomew County Commissioners introduced a plan to reduce the number of employees and increase the number of residents in order to keep Eastside Residential Center open.

1970

The county plan commission approved the proposed development of a mobile home park on Tannehill Road west of I-65.