Thursday, April 2, 2026
4-H'ers work on a soldering activity at a club meeting.

Legislators, nonprofits, businesses, professionals and students are all working to solve rural broadband issues, but there are many challenges.
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In a recent letter to the editor, a farmer from Bellville, Ohio, details ways in which his family and business struggle with a subpar internet connection.
West Virginia farm

West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Kent A. Leonhardt shares his thoughts on the importance of broadband access to rural West Virginia.
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Catch up on local FFA news from West Muskingum FFA, West Holmes FFA, Fayetteville FFA, Black River FFA, Northwestern FFA, Western Reserve FFA and more.
piglets

Prioritize flu vaccinations for everyone working on a pig farm.
wheat-field with telephone wires

Tom Ferree, the chairman and CEO of Connected Nation, stresses the importance of investing in rural broadband expansion for farmers and ranchers.
gardening news

Catch up on local gardening news in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and Coshocton County, Ohio.
siblings run corn maze

Making a corn maze begins months before the first visitors enter the corn field to wind their way around its twists and turns.
syringes and needles laying on table

The FDA proposed over-the-counter antibiotics used in animals become available from a veterinarian only as a way to curb antibiotic resistance.
Harvey Radcliff, Bob Dustman, Brandon Dustman

Harvey Radcliff bagged a 3-point buck in Greenford, Ohio with Brandon Dustman and Bob Dustman on Oct. 19, 2019.