Friday, January 16, 2026
Ohio Department of Health Mask-Wearing Sign

Find out how to report noncompliance with Ohio's statewide mandatory mask order and learn about the COVID-19 resources available in each health district.
solar panels in a field

Calls to repeal House Bill 6 have gotten louder after Sam Randazzo, chairman of the PUCO, resigned Nov. 20 after the FBI raided his home.
white tailed deer

Find all the details and resources for Ohio's white-tailed deer gun hunting seasons here.
archery

Ohio's white-tailed deer archery hunters have taken 53,922 white-tailed deer through Nov. 8. Check out the complete county-by-county breakdown.
Bobby "Dr. Bob" VanStavern speaks after a sale, in 1978. (Submitted photo)

In meat science as in life, Ohio State Extension professor Bobby VanStavern was a listener and champion of others, an unwavering rock with a warm presence.
glass of milk

The Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program is offering a $3,000 scholarship to students with an interest in the dairy marketing industry.
Spotted Lanternfly

USDA confirmed dead spotted lanternflies were found in Michigan; however, there is no evidence of established populations of spotted lanternfly in Michigan.
Buffer strip

The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and the USDA have signed an agreement to continue research for the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network project.
pork chops stacked up

A study done at Ohio meat-processing plants found very few employees were wearing required face masks and did not see why they should.
A person sits at a computer, video conferencing with multiple people.

Frustrated with limited to no access and a pandemic that sent many people online, residents in Washington County, Ohio, are forming a broadband cooperative.