Friday, January 10, 2025

Reporter Liz Partsch, Editor Rachel Wagoner and Art Director David Hartong received honors in two contests.
Lavender Meadows

Vicki Wissler was inspired to open up Lavender Meadows Farm at the age of 60 after her kids moved out of the house; now her lavender plants are flourishing.
oak apple gall

Have you ever noticed brown paper-like balls suddenly appearing on the forest floor or attached to leaves of oak trees? They might be oak apple galls.
carmen

On both side of the Frasier Solar Project, Knox County residents and other stakeholders weigh the benefits and drawbacks of it coming to fruition.
madison fields solar

Spanning over 1,900 acres, the 180 MW Madison Fields project in Ohio will be one of North America’s largest test grounds for research into agrivoltaics.
corn

According to Marlin Clark, amid the current grain market climate, "any arguments for higher prices can be considered just whistling past the graveyard."
jewelweed blossoms

Tami Gingrich details the unique characteristics and healing abilities of jewelweed.
Austin Master Services

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will clean up illegal fracking waste at Austin Master Services's wastewater treatment plant in Martins Ferry, Ohio.

Photojournalist Matthew Chasney visited Lernerville Speedway, in Butler County, Pennsylvania, on July 12 to learn about justice at the track.
cleveland cliffs

Cleveland Cliffs will transform its recently idled tin mill facility in Weirton, West Virginia, into an electrical transformer production plant.