25 Years Ago (Week of July 26-August 1, 1970)
* The Howard County Council passed a bill which would raise the salary of the county executive from $18,000 to $23,000 per year, effective Jan. 1, 1971. Charles Miller, the only councilman to vote against the increase, stated that he thought the increase was "too large" and would set "a bad example for the rest of the county employees."
* The Savage Volunteer Fire Company proposed that their four paid firefighters be paid out of the general county tax, rather than out of the 6th District fire tax. At that time, all of the county's paid firefighters were paid from fire tax monies.
50 Years Ago (Week of July 29-Aug. 4, 1945):
* The Howard County Farmers' Cooperative held its first annual meeting at the Howard County Freezer Locker on Frederick Road.
