What’s left behind
THE auctioneer's racing voice quiets for the first time, and the crowd focuses on the woman in the red shirt. The one with her arms crossed, her eyes downcast, her lips pressed together.
Seifert memorial fund passes $10,000 mark
CANTON, Ohio - The Tom Seifert family is learning that when you give a lot of yourself to a community, you get a lot back in return.
Stark County Fair buyers generous with bids
CANTON, Ohio - Two days, two sales, half a million bucks. Well almost. The Stark County Fair's junior fair market livestock sales Aug.
Canfield Fair exhibitors battled for top spots
CANFIELD, Ohio - The coliseum at the Canfield Fair turned into a battleground last week - not just for exhibitors, but buyers, too.
Sharing fresh flavor
WARSAW, Ohio - Margaret McCoy loves vegetables. She can't get enough snow peas or green peppers or zucchini or green beans.
County agricultural agents are honored
CINCINNATI - County agricultural agents Donald C. Fretts and Stephen Schumacher have received the distinguished service award from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents.
Emerald ash borer in two more counties
Marion and Delaware counties have been quarantined to prohibit movement of firewood and ash tree material REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The emerald ash borer, an ash tree-killing insect from Asia, has been discovered in Marion and Delaware counties.
Hindmans show four of the six top Holsteins at northwest Pa. show
BROOKVILLE, Pa. - The Northwest Pa. Championship Holstein Show was held Aug. 5 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Brookville, Pa.
Virus linked to Thoroughbred abortion epidemic
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new study by veterinary researchers at Oregon State University has linked a major epidemic of abortion a few years ago in Kentucky Thoroughbred mares to infection with vesivirus.
Wayne County fair volunteers honored
WOOSTER, Ohio - This year, Pete Armstrong celebrated his 20th year as secretary/treasurer of the Wayne County Agricultural Society with a couple hundred of his closest friends as part of the annual Wayne County Fair Appreciation Night.
