Looking Back – June 23

Around Columbus

June 23

2011

A police chase that exceeded speeds of 100 mph on 25th Street ended in a field southeast of Columbus when the suspect crashed his vehicle and vanished into the night.

1996

In a unique joint venture between area mental health centers, a farmhouse near Azalia opened as an emergency youth shelter, called A Fresh Start Home, for children 6 to 16.

1971

Structural problems in the Mill Race Park playhouse caused by the building’s extreme height and "weaving in the wind," prompted the cancellation of several summer programs by Columbus Parks Board.