On the Outdoors: Enjoy bow season and follow the rules
Overall, archers accounted for 35 percent of 239,475 deer taken during Ohio's combined 2010-11 archery, muzzleloader and gun seasons. According to Division of Wildlife, Licking County led the state in archery harvest. Now add Coshocton, Tuscarawas, Ashtabula and Holmes to see the top counties.
Conservation district offers resources to help with the whys and hows
Conservation districts are where the why and how of conservation come together. The mission of the Guernsey Soil and Water Conservation District is to promote the sustainable use of natural resources.
An anniversary I’d rather not celebrate
This is anniversary month. It will not be celebrated or even observed. Don't anyone dare to wish me happy anniversary! It was one year...
Let’s Talk Rusty Iron: Readers share their tractor towing experiences
The column a few weeks ago brought several responses about the fun experiences folks have had while towing or being towed on tractors. Here are two (somewhat edited for space) that I enjoyed.
Judith Sutherland: Have we lost civility in this country?
It will soon be two years ago that my husband was injured in a car accident when a woman ran a stop sign and turned his full-size truck completely around in the road, fracturing a vertebrae in his mid-back.
LETTER: Take all factors into consideration before voting for levy
Are there more facts we should know (about the United Local Schools levy)? Enrollment is declining, as is tax revenue collected, while schooling expenses are going up. Is this a healthy trend or a formula for disaster? Voters, you decide.
In sickness and in health
So the good news is I won't die today. Probably. I have been sick for three weeks. Nothing too serious, just a run of...
Think About It: Appreciation
Are we forgetting to express our appreciation to each other in this new day of self service and automation?
Changes to minor labor laws proposed
A proposal has been made to make revisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act as it relates to the employment of minors on farms....
LETTER: Even a fourth-grader can appreciate a good deal
I have served as the United High School band announcer for many years and wish to relate a recent conversation I had.
