Looking Back – July 1

Brian Walters speaks during the LGBT SAFE (safe and friendly environment) campaign, at YES Cinema on June 23, 2015.

2015

Twenty-five local businesses officially took the pledge to identify themselves as SAFE (safe and friendly environment), while eight other businesses expressed interest. About 130 business owners and residents attended the initiative’s official launch at YES Cinema.

2000

The annual QMIX 107.3 fireworks was held at Prime Outlet Mall near Edinburgh, which drew hundreds of Bartholomew and Johnson County residents.

1975

Willis Repp of Columbus was elected third vice chairman of the Lutheran Hospitals and Homes Society of America Board of Directors at the organization’s annual meeting in Cable, Wis. Repp was the owner of Columbus’ Repp and Mundt, Inc. construction company.