Looking Back – Dec. 5

Helen Fox of North Vernon tries the Kris Kringle look in a super-sized Santa suit. She and other members of the Psi Iota Xi rented the suit and three others as part of its fundraising activities in 1998.

2013

The Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp. and the Indiana State Teachers Association reached an agreement that would give teachers in the district several hundred dollars in increased pay.

1998

A plane developed an oil leak following takeoff from Columbus Municipal Airport and returned safely to the airstrip.

1973

Arrests of seven Bartholomew County men and a 17-year-old Scipio boy broke what county police called the largest burglary ring seen in recent history.