Officer killed in 1929 raid of liquor filled mine

  • During Day at the State House, members of Columbus Future Farmers of America and others heard remarks from Senate majority leader and House chair and spoke with several other Representatives at the capitol. Those attending included are Jarod Watson, Grace Eshelman, Kyle Rennie, Hudson Asher, John Kennedy, Kean Lewis, Michael Adams, Kurtis Gregory, Joe Newland and Greg Mowdy. The group also met with Senator Tim Shallenberger (in back) and Representative Dale Helwig (not pictured).
    During Day at the State House, members of Columbus Future Farmers of America and others heard remarks from Senate majority leader and House chair and spoke with several other Representatives at the capitol. Those attending included are Jarod Watson, Grace Eshelman, Kyle Rennie, Hudson Asher, John Kennedy, Kean Lewis, Michael Adams, Kurtis Gregory, Joe Newland and Greg Mowdy. The group also met with Senator Tim Shallenberger (in back) and Representative Dale Helwig (not pictured).
    This is the fifth and final segment of the series about the law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in Cherokee County. He is also included on the Officer Down Memorial Page website.A gun battle ensued at about 8 p.m. Sunday night (December 29, 1929) in a coal mine three miles north of Columbus, on Highway 7, resulting in the death of Deputy Spring Valley Township ...

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