Looking Back – May 4

2011

Democrat Priscilla Scalf and Republican Kristen Brown won their parties’ nomination for mayor of Columbus in primary voting.

1996

The 16th annual Columbus Garden Project again offered much-sought-after garden plots near Columbus Municipal Airport to area urban gardeners

1971

Almost 36% of those registered to vote in Columbus chose incumbent Republican Eret Kline and Democrat Max Andress, football coach at Columbus High School, to run for mayor in the November election.