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.