Saturday, December 20, 2025
voting booths

The Stark Parks renewal levy passed with 61% of the vote, giving funding to the park district, despite a campaign by farmers to have the issue voted down.
Canfield Fair

Ohio fair leaders are one of the latest groups to criticize how Gov. Mike DeWine is handling the state’s reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ohio State Fair

The 2020 Ohio State Fair has been canceled, due to public health and financial concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
People sit at picnic tables under umbrellas.

After two months of curbside, carry-out and deliveries, restaurants, wineries, breweries and others in agritourism were able to reopen outdoor dining space to customers May 15.
The midway at the Canfield Fair.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some fair boards have canceled all or part of their fair for the 2020 season.
glass of milk

Consumers should dispose of all dairy products from Moo Echo Dairy, in Somerset County, as the products were not properly pasteurized.
Butler County Fair Reserve Champion Lamb

The Big Butler Fair board of directors canceled the fair, scheduled for July 3-11 citing state restrictions on social gatherings due to COVID-19.

Guidelines are out for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program that will give direct payments to farmers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lake Erie, LEBOR, Lake Erie Bill of Rights, water quality,

Despite major budget cuts across state agencies, the Ohio Department of Agriculture will have $50 million available for Ohio farmers to improve conservation practices this year, through the H2Ohio initiative.
Deer

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Chronic wasting disease has been detected at a farm in Wayne County.