100 years ago in 1925:

Bread prices were set to rise due to increasing flour costs. The price of a 24-ounce loaf, which had been 10 cents, would go up to 12 cents next week. Whole wheat bread, rolls, and other products using regular bread flour were also affected.

Companies like Oriental, G. and X., Federal Bread, and Masters-Daugherty announced price hikes, while others were expected to follow soon. A year earlier, bread flour cost $7.75 a barrel, but by January 1925, it had risen to $11. Winter wheat flour had also increased from $6 to $10.40 per barrel.

Bakers with low supplies were forced to buy flour at nearly $3.50 more per barrel, leading to an almost 2-cent increase per loaf.

50 years ago in 1975:

Three young men staged an armed robbery during a bingo game at the Burghill-Vernon Fire Department, stealing wallets, purses, and bingo proceeds from 19 victims. The suspects, believed to be in their early 20s, were armed with a sawed-off shotgun, a .22-caliber rifle, and a pistol.

No shots were fired and no injuries were reported. The suspects escaped on foot, and no vehicle was seen. Before leaving, they ripped a telephone from the wall.

25 years ago in 2000:

The Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority (TMHA) Board agreed on Jan. 18 to fund two police dogs’ return to service. Mayor Henry J. Angelo announced the decision at a fundraiser, and TMHA director Don Emerson confirmed that the dogs would not be restricted to TMHA property. The K-9 program had been cut due to the city’s financial issues, which led to layoffs, including 19 police officers. A proposal to reduce K-9 handlers’ hours had been rejected, causing early retirement of the dogs. If a tax increase passed in March, the city would cover the cost of all three K-9s. Each officer had already purchased their dog for $1 when the program ended.

10 years ago in 2015:

Longtime WKBN-TV chief meteorologist Don Guthrie died of cancer.

Guthrie, 71, spent 34 years with the television station, starting as a noon weatherman, eventually becoming the station’s chief meteorologist as he forecasted during the 6 and 11 p.m. daily newscasts.

Born in Youngstown in 1943, Guthrie began his career in broadcasting while attending Mohawk High School in Bessemer, Pa., where he graduated in 1961. In 1970, Guthrie broke into the Mahoning Valley media as a disc jockey for WKBN 570-AM radio. He was also the station’s FM program director.

Former WKBN news reporter Peggy Sinkovich Gallek said she was heartbroken when she heard of Guthrie’s passing. “He was one of the nicest people I knew,” she said, adding Guthrie was one of the first to congratulate her when she was hired at the station.

Mitch Davis, then-WKBN news director, called Guthrie a colleague and friend and a consummate professional who not only understood weather science but also could simplify it so average viewers could understand how it would affect their lives.

Guthrie was survived by his wife of over four decades, three children and many friends.

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