Ohio bill creates state watershed program
Near the end of the legislative session, Dec. 17, House Bill 7 passed its final vote. As the state approaches the end of the H2Ohio program’s first year, supporters say the bill will create more infrastructure for monitoring and managing those efforts. The bill establishes a State Watershed Planning and Management Program.
Rural Pennsylvanians willing to pay for broadband, study says
A recent study from The Center for Rural Pennsylvania confirmed what many have been saying: rural Pennsylvanians are often getting slower internet speeds at higher prices than urban Pennsylvanians. But it also suggested that rural residents are more willing to pay for broadband than urban residents.
Ohio judge blocks nuclear bailout fees from House Bill 6
A Franklin County judge blocked fees that were to be tacked onto Ohioans’ electric bills as part of the House Bill 6 $1 billion nuclear plant bailout.
How to make a peanut butter log bird feeder
Learn how to make a peanut butter log bird feeder and find out what birds you're likely to attract to your Northeast Ohio backyard.
Ohio’s successful deer-gun hunting season results in
Ohio's hunters harvested 71,650 white-tailed deer during the annual gun hunting week that concluded Dec. 6.
Ohio state legislature passes bill to reopen county fairs
Shortly after midnight Dec. 18, the Ohio House passed Senate Bill 375, a bill that seeks to void a July 30 health order limiting fairs to junior fairs only.
State goes high tech to control feral swine
For the past six years, federal and state programs have enabled drone surveillance, sharpshooters in helicopters and high-tech traps to manage feral pigs.
10 cows to no cows: When doing it all becomes too much
It was Rebecca and JP Oravets' dream to show that a small scale dairy farm could work. But living the dream was burning them out.
Going out: When going big in dairy isn’t enough anymore
The Andreases got out of the dairy business this year, after more than 50 years of milking cows on their farm in Tuscarawas County.
Pennsylvania preserves 14,727 acres of farmland in 2020
Pennsylvania safeguarded 2,710 acres on 32 farms in 17 counties through the state’s nation-leading farmland preservation program in 2020.
