21 WFMJ archives / February 24, 1960 | More than 50 Downtown Kiwanis and East High School Key Club members worked during the Kiwanis-WFMJ Radio charity auction 64 years ago.  Tallying the bids were, left to right, Jack Raver, R.G. Zimmerman, James Tavolario, and Charles Johnson.

February 26

1999: Youngstown State University trustees name a 15-member panel of university trustees, faculty, administrators and students, as well as community members, to lead the search for a replacement for retiring President Dr. Leslie Cochran. Trustee Chairman Bruce Beeghly says trustees will follow the state’s Sunshine Law when determining what discussions should be held in private.

Mahoning County Commissioner Frank Lordi says he didn't receive a fair trial because he couldn't introduce evidence about political influences that drove the investigation that resulted in his conviction on four counts. 

A group of local men who have taken over Conneaut Lake Park in Pennsylvania are negotiating to purchase either the Wildcat or Jackrabbit roller coaster from Idora Park, which has been closed for about 15 years. 

1984: Warren General Hospital is having second thoughts about its application to the Ohio Department of Health for a multi-million dollar expansion that would add 63 rooms to the hospital on Eastland Avenue. 

After 53 years of service to the youth of the Youngstown Catholic Diocese, the Father Kane Camp on Grandview Road in Lake Milton will go on the auction block on March 17.

The Youngstown Zionist District will honor Stanley Engel, president of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation, at its annual Kfar Silver scholarship dinner. Engel was instrumental in the founding of  Heritage Manor. 

1974: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adds $4.6 million to the $11.6 million it had committed toward Mahoning County's construction of the Meander Sewage Treatment Plant in western Mahoning County.

"Six Characters in Search of an Author" opens at Youngstown State University's Spotlight Theater with Edward O'Neill in the role of the repentant father and Dirk Fischer directing. 

1949: A dozen Youngstown district people meet with President Harry Truman during a Jefferson-Jackson Day observance at the Statler Hotel in Washington. 

Youngstown City Council asks the law director to determine if the city can enact a fair employment practices law that would eliminate employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, or national origin.