Making connections
BUFFALO, Ohio - A half side of beef and a white chocolate mocha espresso, please. There aren't many places where customers can place an order like that, but at
Buyers’ budgets not dried out at Hookstown Fair
HOOKSTOWN, Pa. - One livestock auction volunteer said her camper turned into an island, and that the track used for demolition derbies and tractor pulls was swamped under several inches of water after torrential thunderstorms battered the
Rogers Community Auction will stay put
Editor: I would like to renounce the rumors that seem to be abounding in the area about the Rogers sale.
Environmentalists choose mosquito over man
Editor: It was interesting to read Jerome K. Stephens' letter concerning DDT and Rachel Carson (With DDT use, comes resistant insects, July 5, 2007).
Food policy council could be the ticket
Editor: The formation of Gov. Strickland's Ohio Food Policy Advisory Council ("Council formed to establish, enhance Ohio food policies," Aug.
Lawrence County Fair sale tops $200,000 mark
NEW CASTLE, Pa. - The overall sale total at the Lawrence County Fair market livestock sale keeps going up.
Rendell: Energy is key to future of Pennsylvania
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. - Pa. Gov. Edward Rendell makes no bones about it: He wants Pennsylvania to lead the country in developing renewable fuels.
Buyers turn out to support Jefferson County Fair
SMITHFIELD, Ohio - The 2007 Jefferson County Fair marked the fourth year in a row Kyleigh DeFrank has stood in the winner's circle with her grand champion lamb.
Turning compost into cash: Mixture yields return for organic garlic farmer
ROOTSTOWN, Ohio - Bill Pennell thrives on horse manure, hard work and heaping piles of soil. That, and bread with a little smear of a homemade mixture he simply labels 'tonic,' a mixture that includes cayenne peppers, horseradish and garlic grown right at home.
Hybrids have saved close to 230 million gallons so far
WASHINGTON - Hybrid electric vehicles have saved close to 230 million gallons - or 5.5 million barrels - of fuel in the United States since their introduction in 1999, according to a recent analysis conducted at the U.













