Irwin Union Bank player Ryan Hollman, 10, of Hope, waited for community appreciation night ceremonies to end before participating in a baseball tournament at the new baseball complex behind Hope Elementary School in 1998.
From The Republic archives
Aug. 17
2013
About 80 people gathered with city officials to discuss and exchange ideas on increasing safety and peace of mind in the neighborhood around 11th and Washington streets, an area that produced more than 1,600 calls to police since the beginning of the year.
1998
An 1,150-pound Duroc boar named Tickle Me Elmo, owned by Ron and Dian Krumme of Jackson County, was named “World’s Largest Boar” at the Indiana State Fair.
1973
A report generated by the Southern Indiana Housing Development Corp. to emphasize a critical need in the state for housing improvements in the low to moderate income group, showed 224 families in Bartholomew County lived on less than $1,000 a year, 947 families lived on $3,000 a year and 367 homes in the county did not have hot water available.
