Looking Back – December 26

Firefighter John Hawes, the "Bike Man," and dozens of Columbus Fire Department personnel, their spouses and other volunteers, loaded and delivered bicycles, toys and treats to area families courtesy of the Cheer Fund in 1995. From The Republic archives

2010

Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing was named the 2010 “Top Plant” by Plant Engineering magazine.

1995

FairOaks Mall was evacuated for about two hours while Columbus Fire Department personnel investigated a gas odor.

1970

Bitter cold weather gripped the Columbus area and powdery snow dusted the area the day after Christmas.