Years Ago | August 31st

21 WFMJ archives / August 26, 1998 | Brian Mott, a member of the Pine Lake 4-H Club, found his Holstein, Amity, provided a comfortable place to relax between chores 25 years ago during the Columbiana County Fair.
August 31
1998: The 19 branches of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County served a record 138,000 patrons in 1997, lending out 1.94 million books and other items.
Howland Township Police Officer Jennifer Pendel is the new resource officer assigned to Howland High School. She patrols in uniform and points out she is a law enforcement officer, not a teacher or counselor.
UAW Local 1112 reached a new contract with Lear Seating Corp., averting a strike that could have quickly interrupted the production of cars at the Lordstown General Motors plant.
1983: The Columbiana County Board of Education adopts a new evaluation system for teachers that will require teachers to write a self-evaluation, followed by an evaluation by their supervisor. Salary ranges for employees were also adopted. The maximum pay for superintendents was set at $31,500. Teachers will earn between $12,600 and $21,105, depending on experience.
More than 200 Mercer County school students did not attend or were sent home from the opening day of school because they did not have proper immunizations against childhood diseases.
In a letter to parents of students at Youngstown East High School, Principal Lock Beachum virtually orders them to attend a parent meeting on Sept. 8, where he will explain what the parents and the school can do together to help students reach their potential.
1973: Reigning over the Canfield Fair as 4-H king and queen are Dale LaRue and Kathy Ohlin. Opening day attendance was 79,420.
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. officials, appearing at Cost of Living Council hearings in Washington, say rising costs of operation have depressed steel company profit margins and depressed steel output.
Richard Harvey, 43, of 53 S. Schenley Ave., dies in a shoot-out with police after he allegedly wounded Eugene Naples, 53, during an argument.
Youngstown State University is facing a great future, says Dr. John Coffelt as he is installed as president.
1948: Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. will build a $2.5 million pipe mill at its Indiana Harbor plant.
Youngstown's old Elm Street School, a North Side landmark, is being razed.
Chester W. Goble, draft director for Ohio, says he believes picketing of draft headquarters by a group calling itself Peacemakers may violate a federal law that prohibits interfering with the draft.