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Positive CWD samples were detected in Allen, Crawford, Hancock, Hardin, Marion and Wyandot counties in Ohio. A total of 6,617 deer were tested for CWD during the 2025-26 hunting season.

On Feb. 1, 1998, the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from a group of children who had found a suitcase in the middle of dense woods along Winkler Hill Road in Dover Township. Inside were the severed remains of an unidentified man. Six days later, a second suitcase more human remains was found in another remote area, along Boltz Orchard Road in Jefferson Township. For 28 years, the grisly discoveries yielded few clues, and the case went cold. But now, investigators say that subsequent DNA testing finally confirmed the identity of the remains and the person responsible for the crime.

Reporters Liz Partsch and Paul Rowley give readers a rundown of the top stories in the Farm and Dairy the week of April 23, 2026.

Starting in Millersburg, Ohio, Sea Rhyder is trekking across America with two ponies and a Corgi to prove that real-life kindness still outweighs online hostility. Follow her "Who Is My Neighbor?" journey as she seeks common ground through slow travel and storytelling.

Spring rains bring more than just flowers—they bring stormwater runoff. Ashland SWCD's Zoey Dudte talks about how soil, pollutants and nutrients impact our local waterways and shares simple steps you can take to protect our water quality.

American farmers are facing "generational headwinds" as spiking fertilizer and fuel costs threaten crop yields, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. With 70% of producers unable to afford essential inputs, the AFBF warns of a growing national security risk.

Liz Partsch provides a step-by-step guide on how to make eastern redbud jam from the flowers that grow on the native eastern redbud tree.

State and local officials celebrate the opening of the Keystone Animal Diagnostics Center in at Penn State Beaver's campus. Funded by a $6 million state investment, the new lab will slash testing wait times for Western Pennsylvania farmers and bolster the state's defenses against animal disease.

Hard summers and muddy springs have left many pastures thin and weed-heavy. Ohio State University's Dean Kreager talk about how to use pasture condition scoring, soil testing and weed management to bring your forage back to life.

A Paulding County farmer warns others to look beyond the grant money as transmission charges and a potential PUCO rule change threaten the "free power" dream that comes with on-farm solar.