Monthly Archives: March 2006
Error in MWCD assessment estimates
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio - Churches and schools will see a reduction of slightly more than 50 percent in their estimated annual assessments after a clerical error was identified March 24 in the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District's conservancy appraisal record.
Barn conference includes tour of Trumbull County farmsteads
BURBANK, Ohio - The seventh annual Friends of Ohio Barns conference is April 7-9 at the Holiday Inn Metroplex in Girard.
Ohio hogs with TB found in W.Va.
SALEM, Ohio - Four West Virginia farms are quarantined after importing Ohio hogs with a strain of tuberculosis.
Bayou Rebuilders
WHILE the first few weeks were fascinating and heartbreaking and every TV in America was tuned to hurricane coverage last fall, the public soon lost interest.
Agronomy in action
CARROLLTON, Ohio - Roger Thomas zigzags across the field on his four-wheeler, bumping over the remains of last year's soybeans and corn.
2003 grand champion lamb officially disqualified
SALEM, Ohio - The Daulton family spent their life savings trying to clear their name. Now, almost three years and $30,000 later, they are still not satisfied.
A country of contradictions
I watched the huge muskrat swim toward the bank of the Jordan River below me. Zooming in with my long camera lens, I snapped a shot to give to Mahoning County native Karl Gebhardt who was about to be baptized (we're talking "dunking" here) in the shallow river.
The world through the eyes of a child
The joy and wonderment of youth is a gift like no other. Just when the burdens of the world begin to feel unbearably heavy, I am blessed by the children's' voices that help light up my life, as well as the lives of those around me.
A knucklehead trade strategy
Lawyers are fond of noting there are only three courtroom strategies to pursue in any legal case. First, if the facts favor your client, argue the facts.
Grazing is great, but it can be better
We hear and see many reasons for improving our grazing practices. Reasons. Over the last several years, the federal government has also chosen to support and encourage grazing through the use of government programs.
