Looking Back – March 10

Dressed as a court jester, Parkside sixth-grader Lizzy Clark, 12, tried her hand at archery during the school's ninth annual medievalfair in 1996, a daylong event that also included jousting, chess, calligraphy, crafts, cooking and eating, singing and dancing. From The Republic archives

2011

Seventeen local students headed to the state Mathcounts competition at Purdue University after earning top honors at the Mathcounts regional competition at Seymour Middle School.

1996

Vince James was named director of PAL.

1971

The once boisterous town of Jonesville, founded by Benjamin Jones along the rail line half way between Columbus and Seymour, celebrated its 120 birthday.