Looking Back – June 4

Around Columbus

June 4

2011

Fuel prices increased by 30 cents to $4.15 per gallon.

1996

Bartholomew County Commissioners approved a $498,964 bid for improvements on County Road 200S and reluctantly accepted the news that construction would take place through the heart of 4-H fair season.

1971

Approximately 300 area Boy Scouts and 50 adults launched a massive one-day litter pick-up campaign in conjunction with a national program called SOAR – Save Our American Resources.