Parade participants wait for the Apple Festival parade to begin on Oct. 11, 1975.
2015
Brett M. Merritt, a representative from Bartholomew County, was reappointed to serve a three-year term on the Indiana Secondary Market for Education Loans board of directors. Merritt was appointed by Gov. Mike Pence.
2000
Teens from the Eastside Community Center met with Bartholomew County Coroner candidates Joan Mankin and Larry Fisher to ask questions about the responsibilities of a coroner and why the two were seeking the position.
1975
The cartoon “Our Boarding House” featuring Mayor Amos Hoople first appeared in The Republic, which replaced “Out Our Way.” The cartoon was drawn by Carrol McCormick of the Newspaper Enterprise Association.
