Yearly Archives: 2001
Read it Again: Week of May 24, 2001.
Each week "Farm and Diary" takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.
Round the cemetery
Home Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes about Memorial Day and visiting the cemeteries where her family's families are buried.
Artists provide unique look at culture
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about looking at American culture and at Native Americans through the painted picture.
Wool growers’ coop arranges wool pool day
This annual one-day Lawrence County Wool Growers wool marketing project attracts producers from Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.
Viets House hosts military display
Cortland-Bazetta Historical Museum display features items on loan from area residents.
USDA OKs StarLink diagnostic kit
The performance of the Strategic Diagnostics' GMO Bt9 Maize Kit meets the manufacturer's claims of the identification of one StarLink corn kernel in 10,000 corn kernels.
UN seeks $98 million to improve food safety measures
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization proposed setting up a $98 million fund to help the world's least developed countries improve the safety and quality of their food products.
Tyson, McNaull earn Hillsdale awards
Hillsdale FFA Chapter's annual parent-member banquet was held April 28.
Truman Library hosts mini Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon in Miniature, on display in Independence until Sept. 23, was created by a group of miniaturists, artisans, and "George enthusiasts," has traveled throughout the United States.
Should we worry about eating beef?
Executive director of the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory assured consumers that no health risk has been linked to eating beef from animals infected with foot-and-mouth disease.
