2011
A proposal for an event and community center and another for a brew pub and restaurant were submitted for the old Columbus Pump House.
1996
Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings and Johnson were among 44 Indiana counties declared disaster areas by President Clinton, making them eligible for emergency aid to help pay costs associated with the January blizzard.
1971
Former Columbus High School gymnast Brent Simmons led his Iowa State team to the national championship and was named the outstanding senior gymnast in the country by the NCAA.
