Thursday, December 25, 2025
trailhead sign for baileys trail

A new trailhead was completed, along with the elimination of abandoned mine land hazards, in Nelsonville, Athens County, Ohio. The trailhead, part of the Baileys Trail System, provides access to the new 88-mile single track mountain bike trail in the Wayne National Forest.
Hands type on a laptop.

Changes the Ohio Senate made to its version of the state’s next budget bill could set back the state’s work on broadband expansion, and threaten existing municipal networks.
pork chops stacked up

Meat processors learned a lot last year when they were forced to adapt during the pandemic. Those adaptations continue to help them avoid meat shortages.
people standing in a row accepting an award

Encino Energy won the large business Excellence Award, given out by the Eastern Ohio Development Alliance.
Great blue heron chicks

It's only been in the last few years that waterfowl have returned to Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area near Shreve, Ohio after an absence of nearly two decades.
students

The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced today that its annual College Aggies Online scholarship program will return this fall, kicking off September 13.
tractors cruising down the road

After taking a year off, due to the pandemic, the Moraine Area Tractor Cruisers gathered June 12 and 13, for a two-day tractor cruise through the back roads of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.
Brood X cicadas

Cicadas are among those insects that are safe to eat. However, if you have any shellfish allergies, you should avoid eating cicadas.
FFA logo

The Wellington FFA chapter hosted a Food for America event for the Westwood Elementary students June 2.
wild turkey

Ohio's 2021 spring wild turkey hunting season ended May 30, with 14,541 birds taken.