21 WFMJ archives / May 19,  1983 | Awards were presented to outstanding area reservists 42 years ago by the Mahoning Chapter of the Reserve Officers Association. Seated, from left, Sgt. 1st Class Randy Stowell, Master Sgt. Esonia Scott, Cadet Major Diane Smith, Fire Control Technician Chief Earl Edward Jones; standing, Staff Sgt. Charles Dyke (accepting for Staff Sgt. Frank Simcik), Sgt. John Peluso and Sgt. 1st Class James Tisone. 

May 21 

2000: A black granite monument honoring those who served in the Korean War is dedicated in Monument Park in downtown Warren. 

Two nonprofit housing agencies, Jubilee Urban Renewal Corp. and CHOICE, have begun building 90 affordable homes on Youngstown's South Side, using $9 million in tax credits and state and federal grants. 

A federal audit shows that hundreds of millions of dollars set aside for Medicaid, which would provide health care for low-wage workers coming off welfare, remain unspent because states have not applied for the money. 

1985: Beaver Township police are seeking the person behind an illegal fireworks operation that exploded, leaving nine people dead and more than $1 million in damage. 

As part of Senior Citizen Day, grandparents of children at Lincoln School in Youngstown are treated to breakfast in the school cafeteria.

Lloyd Hopkins and Nyrinda Aduma earned MVP accolades, leading East High to the City Series Track Championship at Youngstown State University by winning the 100, 200, and 400-metre events.   

1975: A giant 15-by-25-foot flag is hoisted atop a pole on the Union National Bank's main office in downtown Youngstown. It will be illuminated and will fly 24 hours a day. 

Youngstown is granted $3.7 million for community development by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

The Old Stone House, built in 1830 by William Strock, an early settler of Austintown, is rededicated for the Bicentennial. 

1950: In more than 15 years of collecting, the Rev. Paul Hollingshead, pastor of Indianola United Methodist Church, has acquired more than 60 antique clocks, most of which he picked up in various stages of deterioration. 

At least two Youngstowners, Marilyn Novosel, 14, and Carl Hoffman Sr., 46, have made reservations with the Hayden Planetarium in New York for a trip to the moon.