Fish Ohio program: Find your favorite fishing spot
The Fish Ohio program recognizes noteworthy catches of 25 different species at inland lakes and reservoirs, Lake Erie, the Ohio River and other waterways.
Farm transitions are as much about families as about farms
Farm transitions are one way that new farmers get into agriculture. But with family, money and changes in who is taking on leadership roles involved, transitions aren't easy.
Roundup of FFA news for May 20, 2021
Catch up on local FFA news from Miami Trace Great Oaks FFA, Loudonville FFA, Black River FFA, United FFA and Edon FFA.
Roundup of 4-H news for May 20, 2021
Catch up on local 4-H news from Happy Harvesters 4-H club and Breeders and Feeders 4-H club.
Spring turkey hunters take 3,875 turkeys in first weekend
A Saturday opening day and weekend start to Ohio's spring wild turkey hunting season resulted in 3,875 birds taken by hunters April 24-25.
Cattlemen youth celebrate BEST season at awards banquet
The annual Ohio Cattlemen's Association BEST awards banquet was May 1, at the Ohio State Fairgrounds, in Columbus.
Geauga Park District open for fishing this spring
Geauga Park District has several fishing spots across 11 of its properties and they are now open for spring fishing.
Renewables supporters unhappy with changes to Ohio local control bills
The new mechanism for local control was created in part to address concerns from the renewables industry that the original bill would have resulted in a de facto moratorium on large-scale wind and solar development. But the solar industry says it was never consulted on the drafting of the new bill language.
Ohio lawmakers want to decrease setbacks for wind farms
House Bill 302 would revert the setbacks for wind farms of 5 megawatts or more to pre-2014 levels. Currently, the minimum setback rule is 1,125 feet from the tip of the turbine’s nearest horizontal blade to the nearest adjacent property line. The legislation would change that back to be measured from the nearest home.
Fairs to receive more pandemic relief
Ohio fairs will receive more pandemic relief from the state in 2021, due to a recently signed bill that gives the department of agriculture $4.7 million in grants for fairs.
