Dec. 4
In 1983, two local police dogs helped catch three escapees from the Indiana Reformatory at Pendleton. The men were hiding within about two miles of the facility. Helping Madison County officers track them down were Greenfield Patrolman Bart Butler’s dog Duke and Hancock County Sheriff’s Sgt. Rick Johnson’s dog Pasha.
Dec. 5
In 1925, Col. Edwin P. Thayer of Greenfield was elected secretary of the U.S. Senate by the Republican senatorial caucus.
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Dec. 6
In 2007, below-freezing temperatures forced the groundbreaking ceremony for a $17 million new Mt. Comfort Elementary School inside the existing school building. Shovels of dirt were turned in a blue kiddie pool on stage.
Dec. 7
In 1957, Greenfield Mayor J.L. Allen named the five men he was appointing to the city’s first Board of Zoning Appeals.
Dec. 8
In 1977, Greenfield City Council approved funds to demolish a former police station on West South Street, next to Greenfield Fire Station 1, to make room for about 20 additional downtown parking spaces.
Dec. 9
In 1987, a Post Office official unveiled three prime choices for a new Greenfield post office in a meeting with city officials. The post office, however, remains today where it was then: 207 N. State St., although today it occupies a larger footprint on the block.
Dec. 10
In 2013, Greenfield Mayor Dick Pasco died after a long battle with liver cancer.
