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What was making news in our area during this week in years past? The History Museum offers these newspaper excerpts to give you an idea.
April 25, 1901: âJacob Kerner, ex-chief of the fire department, is again in the service of the city, the board of public safety at a meeting held Wednesday night, appointing him building inspector and supervisor of fire escapes. He will also look after the wires and electrical mechanisms of the police and fire departments. The office which Mr. Kerner has been appointed to fill has not hitherto existed in South Bend. Inspector Kerner will enter upon his duties at once.â â The South-Bend Daily Tribune
Looking Back – December 31
Sasha Gron, left, and Lauren Neufelder were among the children in a packed house at The Commons that enjoyed a taste of Mexico in the form of song and dance at the First Fridays for Families free performance in 1995. From The Republic archives
2010
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake, centered about 50 miles north of Indianapolis near Greentown in Howard County, shook the Columbus area for about 15 seconds, but no damages were reported.
1995
Three-term mayor Robert N. Stewart and Ab Schumaker, whose political “term” lasted 32 years, attended their final Columbus City Council meeting.
1970
Light snow covered the southern half of Bartholomew County and the entire county was expected to have a 3-inch blanket of white by New Year’s morning.