Guernsey County Fair sale sets new record
Wal-Mart of Cambridge, as a new buyer at the Junior Fair Livestock Sale, took a deep plunge and purchased the grand champion market hog for $14 per pound.
History course traces influence of automobile on American life
Professor who was an auto mechanic before he was an academic is teaching a new course this fall is concentrating on the automobile as a new lens through which to view American cultural development.
Home, sweet solar home: Ohio tour spotlights solar projects
The Northeast Ohio Tour of Solar Homes Oct. 13 is a free, self-guided tour features solar homes and green building projects in nine communities.
Mahoning Farm Bureau recaps year
Tom Koch was installed as the county farm organization's newest president at the Mahoning County Farm Bureau's annual Meeting.
Apple butter festival slated for Historic Roscoe Village
The 32nd annual Apple Butter Stirrin' Festival Oct. 19-21 offers fun and entertainment for all ages with a craft show, demonstrations, special appearances by Johnny Appleseed, and a variety of contests.
Tuscarawas County Fair junior fair sales top $280,000; averages stay high
Bidders spent a $17,319 for the 55 lambs, $98,247 for the 214 hogs, and $115,217 for the 68 market steers.
Barn-sized Old Glory
Made from vinyl truck tarps the Brimfield flag can fly proudly forever.
Fall sniffles: The cure’s as bad as the condition
School nurses believe that the "cure" for symptoms of nasal allergy may affect school performance in a way not all that different than if they were left untreated.
HOME IMPROVEMENT: Pressure-treated woods leach arsenic
Structures using chromated copper arsenate treated wood have been considered safe for use by children, but recent tests of soil around some play equipment, however, have make this assumption questionable.
Mahoning County ag community loses friend
Darrel A. Bacon, who spent a lifetime volunteering in youth, church and agricultural organizations, died at his New Springfield home Saturday, Sept. 29, following an extended illness. He was 82.
