Yearly Archives: 2011
You had to have pluck to survive
"I'd passed the teacher test. I was being offered the job of an itinerant replacement teacher in northern Arizona. The school that was expecting...
Columnist recounts visit to Ohio in mid-1800s
Today we don't think of Ohio as being "The West," although it was 170 years ago. I have bound volumes of an Albany, N.Y....
Holmes Co., Alpine Cheese water quality trading project proves successful
Holmes Co., Alpine Cheese water quality trading project is successfulThe idea set forth to Holmes SWCD and others was relatively straightforward, yet innovative. The...
Ohio farmer, collector adds ‘big rig’ to historical collection
Unusual collection is sign of faith, hard work and oil well history
Vacation with us…Latham
Achieving life goals is a great pursuit and when someone succeeds, it is worth mentioning. Tom Latham of Homeworth, Ohio, had two goals in...
It is a new year with new committee members
Greetings!Congratulations to all the newly elected and re-elected county committee members. Their responsibilities begin immediately as the first official meeting this month will require...
A roundup of 4-H news from the week of Jan. 13, 2011
SALEM, Ohio -- The Village Varieties 4-H club wrapped 2010 with a bowling party at the Hunt Club in Salem. Twenty-two members attended.Nine club...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Jan. 13, 2011
WEST SALEM, Ohio -- The Northwestern-Wayne FFA chapter's parliamentary procedure team traveled Dec. 18 to the state competition at The Ohio State University. Northwestern...
Regulatory impacts ripple nationwide
EPA’s NPDES ‘bureaucratic nightmare’ could costs farmers more than $900 million. ATLANTA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is engaging in a power grab...
Vacation with us…Murral
Sometimes you have to mix work with vacation. Such was the case with Sam and Claire Murral of Freeport, Ohio, when they traveled to...
