New ride safety laws add electrical requirements
COLUMBUS - Ohio is adding another layer of protection to its amusement ride safety measures.
Agriculture Director Fred L.
Ohio, Pa., U.S. crop reports: Ohio’s major crops up 1 percent
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - As of June 1, Ohio's five major row crops accounted for slightly more than 10 million acres, up 1 percent from the 9.
Pa. recognizes Westmoreland conservation district for excellence
GREENSBURG, Pa. - Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty has named the Westmoreland Conservation District as one of 11 winners of the 2004 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence for its Conservation Education Outreach Program.
BSE cow was from Texas herd
WASHINGTON - A beef cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, came from a Texas herd.
Over 6,000 years, corn has changed
BELTSVILLE, Md. - Those ears of sweet, crisp corn that are such a familiar part of summertime picnics haven't always looked or tasted that way.
The Chuck Whitney story: Barn work
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - You could say that Chuck Whitney's career began before World War II, when he was a young boy helping on neighbors' farms.
Eagle eyes
DIAMOND, Ohio - Sixty-five feet in the air, Jeff Janosik looks across the treetops.
The old beech tree he's perched in - he figures it's 80 to 100 years old - is taller than most in the woodland here, not far from Lake Milton.
No prize for biggest farm
ASHLAND, Ohio - It's a stretch to put Harold and Julia Swain in the same category as other young farmers.
Ron Kreis: Ohioan is world champion auctioneer
SALEM, Ohio - Ron Kreis chants and calls while he drives, auctioneering passing fence posts and telephone poles to invisible bidders.
