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The $6.6 million collected from ratepayers was part of more than $24 million in payments identified by FirstEnergy as “improperly classified, misallocated or lacked supporting documentation” in a report to the SEC. A dozen of those payments were to Tony George, a Cleveland businessman; two went to Sam Randazzo, former PUCO chief who resigned last fall after the FBI raided his home in connection with the FirstEnergy/House Bill 6 investigation.

Farmers who want more leeway to repair their own equipment may get more support from federal agencies soon. The Federal Trade Commission voted to up enforcement against illegal restrictions that prevent people from repairing their own equipment and other products.

Preliminary results of an Ohio State University study show that pipeline installation on farmland negatively impacts crop yields. Soils within the right-of-way also had more rock fragments, lower soil moisture and a higher resistance to penetration, which indicates some amount of soil compaction.

The late Harold J. Thompson, of Wayne Township, and Harold A. Windram, of Salem Township, will be enshrined in the Columbiana County Agriculture Hall of Fame for their contributions to agriculture and the greater Columbiana County community.

Find all the results for the 2021 Marshall County Fair junior livestock sale here.

Find all the results for the 2021 Trumbull County Fair junior livestock sale here.

Walt Sturgeon, a nationally known expert on mushrooms, educates enthusiasts about foraging for, identifying and eating wild mushrooms.

You know how to run all the equipment on your farm, but what about your spouse or your kids? A Butler County man learned the hard way that answer was no.

Catch up on local FFA news from Fayetteville FFA and West Holmes FFA.

Spotted lanternfly was found in Indiana for the first time in Switzerland County the week of July 19, the farthest west the insect has been found.