Wednesday, April 8, 2026
tick up close

Marcus McCartney hopes his firsthand description of symptoms caused by Lyme disease may help readers who have been suffering from an unknown illness.
old sink

The Seabolt's face the new year with yet another new project: operation bathroom renovation number 977, or so it seems. 
Iowa farm

David Marrison asks readers: "If you can choose one word to guide yourself and your farm business in 2022, what will it be?"
grain silos

Corn and soybean prices surged early in the week; however, a correction took away most of the gains, and grain prices closed lower, Marlin Clark explains.
ewe and lambs

Farming is often like dancing on the edge of a knife, and Rebecca Miller's winter lambing on the farm put that on full display.
decoy ducks

Vic Sutek of Columbiana County is just as passionate about duck hunting at 63 as he was at 18. Only one thing has changed — no more plastic decoys.
champagne

Kymberly Foster Seabolt shares her new year resolutions for 2022.
Pennsylvania farmland

Judith Sutherland shares what the song "Buy Dirt," written by brothers Jacob and Jordan Davis, means to her.
Farmer milking cows

Dianne Shoemaker shares information about the 2022 Dairy Margin Coverage Program and the Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage Program.
snowy owl

Julie Giess ponders how rare it is to see a snowy owl in the wild following a sighting along the bank of the Grand River recently.