21 WFMJ archives / October 18, 1986 | Lisa Desnoyers of Ridgewater, N.J., and Anne Neikirk of New Wilmington, Pa., examine a quilt purchased at an auction in New Wilmington 37 years ago.  The photo illustrated a story reporting that a tight agricultural economy had hit the Amish community, and quilt sales, at $300 to $600 each, helped families make ends meet.

October 26 

1998: The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce honors local historian Dale Shaffer as Salem's Outstanding Citizen of the Year.

A Beachwood area resident who saw a car dumping trash near McKelvey Lake jotted down the license number, which led to the dumper's arrest and to a $500 reward for the neighbor. He was among the first to be paid in a new Youngstown program aimed at reducing dumping at about 60 commonly used sites in the city. 

Work begins on a ramp to make the Niles Post Office accessible to the handicapped. 

1983: The 444 flags that fly at the Hillcrest Memorial Park in Hermitage, Pa., as a tribute to the U.S. hostages who had been held in Iran, are being lowered to half-staff in tribute to the Marines killed in a bomb blast in Lebanon. 

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections warns Mahoning County officials that the county jail is overcrowded and understaffed, which could open the county and Sheriff James A. Traficant to liability. 

Cleveland Mayor George Voinovich says he is supporting Tom Damico for Youngstown mayor because he believes the cities can work together for their mutual benefit with Republican mayors. 

1973: Principals John Maluso of Chaney and Mike Mitchell of Wilson say their football teams will not play a scheduled game because the atmosphere for the game is not healthy. 

General Motors reports a record third-quarter profit of $267 million. 

Buckeye Elks Lodge 73 honors five community leaders, Dr. David Levy, Charles B. Cushwa Jr., Atty. John  Kerensky, Judge Lloyd R. Haynes, and Stephen Olenick. 

1948: Councilman Anthony R. Flask Jr., 3rd ward, and Edgar T. Morley, 4th ward, engineer the first filibuster in Youngstown City Council history to prevent Police Chief Edward Allen Jr. from replying to Morley's criticism of the chief. 

Mayor Charles  Henderson recommends a 12 percent pay raise for city employees and the hiring of 15 additional police officers. 

U.S. Rep. Michael J. Kirwan of Youngstown, a strong advocate for the re-election of President Harry Truman, says pre-election opinion polls should not be taken as anything more than entertainment.