21 WFMJ archives  / August 22, 1984 | Forty years ago, the midway of the Columbiana County Fair attracted crowds looking for their favorite ride or favorite thing to eat.

August 24

1999: The public utilities commission of Ohio is working on a plan to divide the 330 telephone area code that now covers 14 northeast Ohio counties, including Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana.

The spokesman for a five-member Russian delegation brought to Youngstown by the Rotary Club says most Russians would trade the freedoms they got through "perestroika" for a more stable economy.

Juvenile Prosecutor Lori Shells overrules a Youngstown detective who recommended against charging a 13-year-old boy in the accidental fatal shooting of LaRhon Carter, 15.  She says even if the shooting were accidental, the boy must face legal consequences. Charges are also pending against the boy's uncle, who owned the loaded shotgun that caused LaRhon's death. 

1984: Two of Sheriff James A. Traficant's suspended deputies are indicted on 52 charges by a Mahoning County grand jury stemming from a night of terror at Mr. C's bar in New Middleton in April.

An anonymous telephone tip leads Columbiana County deputies to a marijuana field from which 64 mature plants were pulled.

Ellwood City Forge Steel Co. announces it has purchased a 225,000-square-foot portion of the sprawling former Mesta Machine complex on  New Castle's South Side and use it to produce ingot steel. 

1974: Bishop James W. Malone blesses the cornerstone of an $11 million addition to St. Elizabeth Hospital.

Archbishop Lakovos, spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Church in North America, will be the principal celebrant for the consecration of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church on Walnut Street in Youngtown.

Mayor Jack C. Hunter says 11 of 24 openings in the Youngstown Police Department will be filled soon. 

1949: Mahoning County Sheriff Paul J. Langley said he had no idea there were slot machines in Woodworth and asked, "Why didn't someone tell me?" He says he is a victim of Vindicator attacks.

A Chicago safety consultant tells Mayor Charles Henderson that Youngstown is losing millions of dollars annually due to inadequate traffic practices. He says the city needs 145 additional policemen.

The introduction of diesel locomotives for yard work in the Erie Railroad's Niles yard is another step in eliminating nuisance smoke in the Mahoning Valley.