The Herald Bulletin looks back at stories from the Anderson Daily Bulletin and The Anderson Herald newspapers.

10 Years Ago – 1999

Nov. 1 — Muncie police are looking for multiple shooters in gunfire that killed a Gary man inside a home near the Ball State University campus. The shooting spree erupted around 4 a.m. Sunday. Before it ended, four more people were wounded.

Nov. 6 — Small, five-watt purple lights will be appearing in windows around Anderson from now until the end of the year — a symbol that a household is serious about its opposition to domestic violence. More than 500 lights were distributed throughout the city, said Dan Sager, who chaired the committee overseeing the “Spread the Light” program.

25 Years Ago — 1984

Nov. 1 — A new proposal for a controversial gravel pit was to be considered by the Anderson Plan Commission later in November — a revised version of a plan defeated by the panel more than a year ago. Area residents, who strongly opposed the 1983 plan, said they will renew their opposition to Irving Materials Inc.’s revised plans.

Nov. 3 — Although a man killed in a gunfight with Kentucky police has been identified as a prime suspect, Anderson police detectives said more work must be done before a Delco Remy shooting case can be closed. APD Capt. Ed Hanlon said detectives are continuing their work on the case, attempting to tie up loose ends in their theory that Roderick J. Picton, 42, of Amboy, Ind., was the man who shot Delco Plant 20 guard Jack Rector on Oct. 22. Rector sustained facial and neck wounds when he was shot at point-blank range as he sat in a Plant 20 guard shack.

50 years Ago – 1959

Nov. 6 — A base figure of about $1.9 million for the construction of the new Anderson High School gymnasium is being studied by the Board of School Trustees after bids were submitted by 31 different firms. Building plans included an 8,500 seat basketball arena, vocational education shop classrooms, a cafeteria, a stage, and a swimming pool. The building would measure 208-feet by 296-feet, with an 80-foot by 125-foot pool wing.

100 Years Ago – 1909

Nov. 6 – Last night, the first one after the town went “dry,” was pretty hard on that class of men who had become accustomed to hang on the bars. Quite a number of them, guided by habit, it seemed, made the rounds of the places where the last three saloons closed. A couple of former locations of saloons, near Eleventh street, were alive with men last night. The proprietors claimed, however, they were only selling some cigars occasionally and a little orange cider, lemonade, pop, and buttermilk. The demands seemed great.