COLUMBUS — Recently the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles instructed the state’s deputy registrars to begin issuing temporary driver licenses to qualified Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals grantees, but only after first confirming applicants’ immigration documents via the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services database. Verification The extra security steps are designed to combat fraud or [...]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Dairy nutritionists, veterinarians, producers and others interested in the industry are invited to attend the Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, hosted by Ohio State, Purdue and Michigan State universities. The 22nd annual conference is April 23-24 at the Grand Wayne Center, 120 West Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, Ind. “One of the major [...]
ASHTABULA, Ohio — OSU Extension will hold a webinar to help Ohio landowners learn the financial and tax implications of oil and gas leases. The webinar will be held April 12 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. David Marrison, associate professor and OSU extension educator, will be the featured speaker for the webinar. Don’t get caught blindsided by [...]
With Ohio’s spring wild turkey season just weeks away it’s time to listen to hunting advice from Thomas Gobbolier, an unrecognized expert ,but a learned and insightful turkey fanatic. In fact, Thomas has been outsmarted by elusive turkeys so many times that he claims to be the most sympathetic person in the world when it [...]
Vertebrate animals are those with backbones — fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. As a group, they are much less abundant than invertebrates such as insects, spiders, and mollusks. But there is one vertebrate that occurs in stunning numbers, often quite close to home. Among common vertebrate species, chipmunk population densities can range from 10 [...]
MEADVILLE, Pa. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently purchased live plant materials from Ernst Conservation Seeds of Meadville, Pa., as part of a comprehensive, multi-agency effort to restore habitat and save the New England cottontail — a lesser-known species similar in appearance to the more common eastern cottontail. Planting began in March [...]
COLUMBUS — Just in time for the spring season, there’s a new book available for Midwestern mushroom hunters. Mushrooms and Macrofungi of Ohio and the Midwestern States describes more than 140 mushrooms, including both edible and poisonous types, that a person may find in woods and fields. It features high-resolution color photographs and 23 color-coded [...]
NEW YORK — The weather will soon be heating up and no matter whether you grill year-round or put the grill away for the winter, it’s a good idea to clean it thoroughly once or twice a year. The grilling experts at Broil King offer some advice to get your grill ready for the season. [...]
COLUMBUS — Pull out the camping gear, grab the makings for s’mores and leave the wallet at home for a night of free camping with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The night of free camping will be available at 54 campgrounds within Ohio State Parks April 18. Reservations For this promotion, campers can make [...]
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CARROLLTON, Ohio — Garner’s Auction Center held its fifth winter toy auction March 9 in Carrollton. There were many toys from the 1950s-60s with a few from the 1940s plus a good selection of Precision toys. Items auctioned included No. 2 Precision John Deere As with cultivators that sold for $230 and $185, an Oliver [...]