Around Columbus
June 22
2011
After an abnormally wet spring, the first day of summer started sunny and warm but, like most days the past few months, thunderstorms and heavy rain rolled into the area.
1996
Former Bartholomew County 4-H Fair queens brought their crowns and scrapbooks to the 1996 pageant to share memories and celebrate the queen contest’s 35th anniversary.
1971
Jokingly compared to an amusement park, the design for a new State Street area elementary school, which would be named Fodrea Elementary School, was literally applauded by citizens in attendance and unanimously approved during a meeting of Bartholomew Consolidated School Board.