Looking Back, Oct. 4, 2023

Members of the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce, boxed lunches in hand, boarded a Visitors Center bus for a tour of their own city’s architectural sights in 1973.

From The Republic archives

Oct. 4

2013

A new partnership between Columbus Regional Health and Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. put two full-time athletic trainers apiece into Columbus North and Columbus East high schools at the hospital’s expense, doubling the number of trainers at each school.

1998

Mildred Reeves was named The Republic’s Woman of the Year.

1973

Columbus city policemen were given official permission to grow mustaches.