Looking Back – Jan. 28

Hellen Ochs, whose weekly “Bird Lady” column appeared in The Republic, holds the Indiana Department of Natural Resources award she received at the annual meeting of the Bartholomew County Soil and Water Conservation District on Jan. 27, 1976.

2016

Columbus East running back Steven O’Neal, tackle Aaron Kruchten and inside linebacker Sam Dwenger, and Columbus North wide receiver Alex Algee, tight end Drew Schoeberl and safety Mitchell Kelley, were selected to 2016’s All-Region 10 football squad.

2001

Elaine Hill was sworn in as Jennings County’s new deputy prosecutor. Hill previously specialized in domestic violence cases and was instrumental in developing Florida’s first Domestic Violence Court.

1976

Hellen Ochs, author of the weekly “Bird Lady” columns in The Republic, received an award from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for her efforts in protecting and aiding birds at the Bartholomew County Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual meeting.