Dayton Art Institute: ‘All-American Year’ planned for 2002
"Scenes of American Life: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum" will feature more than 60 paintings and sculptures of everyday people involved in daily activities in masterworks of American artists.
Farm Service Agency offices combined
The Farm Service Agency has combined the Beaver/Allegheny County Farm Service Agency Office with the Butler County Farm Service Agency Office, to be located in Butler.
First steps to flight began at Kitty Hawk
Most of the information the Wright brothers amassed was theory, not fact, said officials from the U.S. Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. In 1900, they decided to put the theories to test and set out for Kitty Hawk.
Four state extensions offering conference to consider midlife
"Celebrating Midlife" will be April 7-9 at Oglebay Restort and Conference Center in Wheeling, sponsored by the cooperative extension services of Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Gypsy moth damage increasing in Ohio
Wandering across Ohio, gypsy moth larvae are stripping acres of Ohio's woodlands.
Hand-carved wooden ware on display in Ashtabula
Local artist Lyle W. Siekkinen will exhibit his wooden bowls, ladles, spoons and dishes reminiscent of colonial America at the Ashtabula Arts Center in January.
Herd bull use grows in dairy breeding
Ray L. Nebel, extension dairy scientist in reproductive management at Virginia Tech discusses when and how natural bull service is an option.
House passes brownfields reform bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passes legislation aimed at making it easier to reuse lightly contaminated industrial sites, known as brownfields.
Novel device takes over where medicinal leeches have left off
The task of reestablishing blood flow to certain tissue has been a function relegated to leeches since the time of the ancient Egyptians.
Follow the smoke to find the money
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on the cost of smoking to the nation and its citizens.
