Monthly Archives: June 2007
The man behind the roar of engines and crowds
JAMESTOWN, Pa. - In 1987, high school teacher Richard "Rick" Feicht decided that after six years of announcing tractor pulls for the Pennsylvania Tractor Pullers Association, he would strike out on his own and create an independent pulling company.
What if corn and soybeans just aren’t enough?
WASHINGTON - The demand for alternatives to petroleum-based fuels is steadily rising. Corn and soybeans - the dominant feedstocks for ethanol and biodiesel production in the United States - grow well in the central regions of the country.
Pa. man hopes to revive Afghan art, improve water
The smell was sweet and unmistakable. I looked around for the source: There at the side of the road, a multiflora rose bush in full flower.
Dairy icon heads to Smithsonian
WASHINGTON - In a special ceremony June 5, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History received a collection of personal memorabilia documenting the Borden Company's participation in the 1939 New York World's Fair in commemoration of Borden's 150th anniversary.
Clermont Co. scores first easement
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Clermont County farmland owner Marie Holscher recently donated a permanent agricultural easement on her family's 41.
Beef research goes high tech with health monitoring
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Cattle producers try their best to monitor the health of their herds for any sign of sickness and disease.
Wiles trial to happen without jury
WOOSTER, Ohio - Ken and Joe Wiles and their employee, Dusty Stroud, all accused of animal cruelty, will go to trial June 19.
R&D Merlot: Diamond-plated dreams
RAVENNA, Ohio - Bob and Becky Flint are creative when it comes to diamond plate aluminum. They use the material to build flatbeds, gas tanks, pull-behind trailers and more.
Legislature weighs eminent domain
SALEM, Ohio - Eminent domain reform is on its way in Ohio. The Ohio Senate passed two bills May 31 that would change the process for property seizures and make blight standards consistent statewide.
Jumbo gumbo
NEW LONDON, Ohio - Bob Calala climbs down a grassy embankment to the pond's edge. The plastic container he carries has only a handful of dead crayfish in it, and he tosses them, a few at a time, into the water.
