Looking Back – June 5

Four-year-old Daniel Beeker Jr. was dwarfed by this 3-year-old Holstein heifer while helping out on his family's dairy farm in 1995. From The Republic archives

2010

A railroad car carrying paper rolls derailed and came to stop about 10 feet past the intersection of the tracks and State Road 46 near downtown Columbus.

1995

To address issues of coordinating bus transportation and safety concerns, Bartholomew Consolidated School Board considered a plan to adjust high school and middle school daily starting and dismissal times by 10 to 20 minutes.

1970

A package delivered from the Philippines to a rural Columbus residence was confiscated by local law enforcement authorities after it was found to contain five pounds of marijuana.