Barn fan electrocutes 11-year-old
SALEM, Ohio - A barn fan apparently electrocuted and killed 11-year-old J.R. Smith of Salem Aug. 7. Police reports say the boy's father, Roy, called for help from the family's home on West Middletown Road north of Salem Sunday evening shortly before 9 p.
Another miss: Tests negative for mad cow
SALEM, Ohio - False alarm. Tests on the cow most recently suspected to have mad cow disease have come back from the lab with negative results, according to the USDA.
Eminent domain hot in legislature
SALEM, Ohio - How would you like it if the county commissioners came knocking at your door to say they were selling off your farm or home to build a new Wal-Mart? Or, if they said most of your neighborhood would be razed and a car dealership would replace the ranches and saltbox homes that had been there for years? The
Former Steeler all-star gives horse demonstration
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Former Pittsburgh Steelers all-star defensive back Mel Blount will give a cutting horse demonstration Aug.
The Train Gang
OHIO Wagon Train, with its 23 pioneer wagons and 50 horse-riding scouts, rumbled into Randolph, Ohio, the last week of July for its annual event.
Emerald ash borer found in Delaware Co.
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - The emerald ash borer, a destructive exotic insect from Asia, was found in an ash tree south of Delaware in Delaware County, Ohio.
Show names top Pa. Angus breeders
HUNTINGDON, Pa. - Exhibitors led 112 entries at the 2005 Pennsylvania Angus Breeders' Show July 7-9 in Huntingdon, Pa.
USDA: Another cow may have BSE
SALEM, Ohio - The USDA has identified another cow that may have mad cow disease.
USDA Chief Veterinarian John Clifford said his lab had received nondefinitive test results July 26 from an animal sampled as part of the voluntary enhanced BSE surveillance program.
Local 4-H’ers help military youth deal with separation from parents
COLUMBUS - Leaving children behind is especially difficult for families of National Guard and Reserve members.
Summit County Fair — New name dominates sale
TALLMADGE, Ohio - Familiar names filled the winners' circle at this year's Summit County Fair junior livestock sale: Alisa Shenigo, Seth Hendrickson, Carlena Helms.













