100 years ago in 1923:

The proposed erection of a new senior high school to replace the old building on Monroe Street in Warren, which has been in constant use for more than 40 years, was a question to be submitted to voters in the November election. Voters will be asked to decide on a bond issue for the cost of the construction, and the funds for the purchase of a site.

The Warren Board of Education recommends a site on North Elm Street at the corner of Atlantic Street, with 9.2 acres.

The new senior high school was to be known as the Harding High School and the full name of Warren G. Harding was to be engraved over the entrance of the building and serve as Warren’s memorial to the deceased president.

50 years ago in 1973:

The Trumbull Voters for the Charter, a citizens group pushing for voter approval of a proposed charter form of government for Trumbull County, announced it had been informed by the Board of Elections that the board was not permitted to have copies of the charter placed in its Youngstown SE, Warren, offices.

The citizens group said it unsuccessfully attempted to place the charter copies at the election board to be handed out to new voters registering for the Nov. 6 general election.

Dr. William J. Timmins Jr., chairman of the election board, said, “It has always been the practice of the elections board to remain impartial on any political issue and if we permitted the charter copies to be displayed at the election offices, we would leave ourselves open to other campaign literature being placed at the election offices.”

The proposed charter had been printed in 20-page booklets and mailed to all registered voters and distributed by the League of Women Voters.

25 years ago in 1998:

Girls from the four counties which made up the Lake to River Girl Scout Council were in the middle of a disaster — a simulated one, that is.

The first Disaster Preparedness Weekend was held for about 25 young women between the ages of 13 and 18 at Camp Sugarbush in Vernon. The situation was designed to teach survival skills needed to cope during natural or man-made disasters.

“What you do in the first 72 hours after a disaster is crucial,” said Susan Paczak of the Lake to River Scout Council.

The event was co-sponsored by the American Red Cross. Participants learned first aid, emergency response techniques, and search-and rescue-methods. They role-played in workshops and attended hands-on sessions designed to prepare them for different emergencies.

10 years ago in 2013:

Fair week was beginning as both the 167th Canfield Fair and the 191st Great Geauga County Fair started.

The 167th Canfield Fair, sponsored by Mahoning County Agricultural Society, offered entertainment including Train and Sheryl Crow with Gary Allan.

A new Canfield Fair app provided a list of events and vendor locations, as well as tracking parking by GPS over the 350 acres of fairgrounds.

The 191st Great Geauga County Fair included two nights of demolition derbies, a new second day of truck and tractor pulls, and a free Saturday night performance by country singer Chris Higbee.

The Geauga County Fair Band was to play daily in the Vernon Howard Band Pavilion. The band, founded in 1938, still boasted two or its original members, who have been playing trumpet and trombone for more than a combined 130 years.

— Compiled from the archives of the Tribune Chronicle by Emily Earnhart.