WVU Extension partners with drug courts to offer healthy habits
West Virginia University Extension Service is teaming up with drug court programs to provide additional support and education that recovering addicts need.
Portage County Fair seeks $800,000 for new livestock building
The Portage County Randolph Fair hopes to build a new 22,000 square foot Junior Fair Livestock Building to replace outdated swine, lamb and goat buildings.
Eliminating dehorning in dairy cattle
The world’s first precision-bred naturally hornless cow has been born. Researchers are focusing on improving health and eliminating horns in dairy cattle.
USDA reopens sign-up for farmers recovering from disasters
If your farm got hit by a disaster in 2017 or so far in 2018, you may be eligible for disaster assistance through the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), which just reopened two programs.
Mahoning Co. teen stepped up to fight opioid epidemic
Callia Barwick took action to help in the fight against Ohio’s ongoing opioid crisis after attending Hope for Ohio: Teen Forum on the Opioid Crisis.
Farmers seek cooperation with TransCanada
TransCanada - Columbia Pipeline Group’s vegetation management plan has local farmers outraged because it takes valuable acres out of production.
Roundup of 4-H news for May 31, 2018
Catch up on local 4-H news from the Country Barbwires 4-H club, Geauga Beef & Swine 4-H and more.
Women educators offer scholarship
A society of women educators in Geauga County is offering aid to a female student who is entering her senior year in college and is majoring in education.
Don’t bring infant into bed with you
Parents can be tempted to put extra blankets in a crib or bring their infant into bed with them, but both practices can lead to death for infants.
Don’t kill the spiders in your home
Instead of smashing that spider in your house, try to capture it and release it outside.
