Looking Back – Dec. 20

Director Kelly Wilson, right, discusses a design for the old St. Bartholomew Church with presenters Ana Meza, left, and Minjoo Lee on Dec. 13, 2013 at the Indiana University Center for Art and Design.

From The Republic archives

2013

Officials with the Eastside Community Center met with United Way of Bartholomew County’s board in a bid to show their organization could be trusted with grants from the agency in the wake of tax liens filed by the Internal Revenue Service.

1998

Shoppers around Columbus stores believed President Clinton got what he deserved when the U.S. House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment.

1973

Snowfall totaling 5.5 inches which dropped on Columbus overnight gave children an unexpected early Christmas vacation, stranded many motorists and worked city, county and state highway crews around the clock.