Monthly Archives: August 2002
Workshop, tour planned for limited resource farmers
A tour, workshop, and picnic for limited resource farmers will be held at Ohio State University's South Centers in Piketon, Ohio, Aug. 23.
Who’s going to drive old Miss Daisy?
As America ages, older men and women are likely to outlive their ability or willingness to drive.
Uncle Sam’s eBay: Web site features government items
A new Web site takes all of the federal government's sales of property, real estate, cars, souvenirs, books, gifts and auctions and organizes it on one easy-to-read-and-navigate page.
Two Ohio egg handlers pay for inspection violations
Two Ohio egg packers were fined by USDA for substandard practices.
Soybean yields may plummet in absence of rain, agronomist says
Average soybean yields in Ohio are likely to be no better than 85 percent to 90 percent of a normal yield, and for each week fields go without rain, the number drops 10 percent to 15 percent.
Rural America’s single, elderly women deal with poverty and isolation
Elderly women living in rural areas are increasingly susceptible to lives of poverty and isolation.
Raphael’s Renaissance works come to Cleveland for nation’s only showing
The Cleveland Museum of Art is the first and only venue in the nation to display Raphael and His Age: Drawings from the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille, Aug. 25 through Nov. 3.
Political button collectors will host Indianapolis event
The Indiana Chapter of the American Political Items Collectors will host a convention Sept. 14 in Indianapolis.
Pennsylvania detects West Nile virus in eight counties
West Nile Virus has been detected in 12 birds in eight Pennsylvania counties.
High heat, lack of rain tough on crops
July 2002 was the driest July in the 110 years that the Copeland family has been keeping weather records from their post in southern Columbiana County.
