Monthly Archives: August 2011
Scarecrow contest entries will be displayed along Ohio River
VEVAY, Ind. -- The convention and visitor bureaus in Jefferson, Ohio and Switzerland counties are teaming up to provide a multi-county scarecrow contest this fall.
Rita K. Kibler
CONNEAUT, Ohio -- Rita K. Kibler, 57, died at 3:40 a.m. Aug. 23 at her residence. She was born June 30, 1954 in Conneaut,...
UT Southwestern Medical Center: Good proteins boost immune response
DALLAS -- A person's ability to battle viruses at the cellular level remarkably resembles the way deadly infectious agents called prions misfold and cluster native proteins to cause disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.
Genetic evidence clears Ben Franklin of introducing invasive tree species to U.S.
HOUSTON -- The DNA evidence is in, and Ben Franklin didn't do it. Genetic tests on more than 1,000 Chinese tallow trees from the U.S. and China show the famed U.S. statesman did not import the tallow trees that are overrunning thousands of acres of U.S. coastal prairie from Florida to East Texas.
Portage County Fair results
Check out the sale results from this year's Portage County Fair.
Purdue research finds bacteria survives inside plants
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Sanitizing the outside of produce may not be enough to remove harmful food pathogens, according to a Purdue University study that demonstrated that Salmonella and E. coli can live inside plant tissues.
Ohio River Basin part of pilot water quality trading market program
Landowners in Ohio River Basin could be paid for conservation measures that improve water quality downstream.
Survey finds five states have adopted stricter regulations on sale of raw milk
WASHINGTON -- The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has released updated results from a survey that gathered information about the regulation and sale of raw milk in the U.S.
Meijer increases purchases from Midwest farms
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Midwest grocer Meijer is digging deeper into its network of area farms by increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables it sources from Midwest farms by 5 percent this year.
Hookstown Fair Sale of Champions
Congratulations to the winners of the market livestock shows at this year's Hookstown Fair.
