Around Columbus
June 12
2011
U.S. Rep. Mike Pence officially kicked off his campaign to become Indiana’s next governor by welcoming about 1,000 people to his hometown of Columbus.
1996
Bartholomew County fairgoers received a reprieve as Milestone Contractors and Bartholomew County officials struck an agreement to delay major construction work on Road 200S directly south of the 4-H fairgrounds until after the annual fair.
1971
The tall smokestack at the Seventh Street plant of Reliance Electric came down brick by brick as two new natural gas-fired boilers were installed to minimize air pollution.