An Apple Festival banner greets motorists on the Hawcreek Bridge on National Road near State Road 46. The banner was installed on Oct. 4, 1975, by Matt Demaree, climbing down from the ladder truck, and Mike Hagmeyer.
2015
The Republic earned 19 awards for advertising excellence during 2015’s Hoosier State Press Association contest, including seven first-place awards, five second-place awards, two third-place awards and five honorable mentions.
2000
Columbus East football coach John Stafford announced his retirement at East’s final regular-season home game against Jeffersonville. Stafford was the only head coach East had had in its time as a separate high school.
1975
Five different Columbus East High School players scored touchdowns as the school’s reserve football team won its second-straight game of the season. The Olympians beat visiting Brown County 37-0 and gave East a 2-4 record for the year.
