2009
First Financial Bank pledged $25,000 to ensure Ethnic Expo would continue after officials were forced to withdraw city support of the annual festival because of budget constraints.
1994
Exceptional weather brought nearly 25,000 spectators downtown for the second annual Electric Lights Christmas Parade.
1969
A warning of “tinder box” conditions in leaves and underbrush was issued by the state department of natural resources after several fires started in fields near the city.
