Harry Thomas, president of Thomas and Smith mechanical contractors at 101 Washington St., stands by the 12-foot tall heat wheel on the roof of the Reliance Electric Master plant on 10th Street on Dec. 12, 1973.
2013
Columbus police identified “a person of interest” in an attempted armed robbery at a Columbus apartment complex that they said resulted in a physical struggle, three people being shot and the suspect ending up severely beaten.
1998
The Heritage Fund of Bartholomew County gained $1.5 million through Lilly Endowment’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow program.
1973
Recycled heat at the Reliance Electric company’s master plant on 10th Street helped to keep both the plant and private homes warmer with a system that saved heating gas.
