Yearly Archives: 2025
Tackling a Midwest corn maze
A family’s first corn maze adventure turns into a funny fall memory filled with wrong turns, warm sunshine and a valuable left-hand vs. right-hand lesson.
Our legacies live on in others
A walk through an old cemetery sparks reflection on respect and restoration after vandalism.
US Labor Dept.: Less pay means more farm employees
A crackdown on undocumented workers and cuts to farm wages threaten U.S. food production. Labor shortages grow as Americans reject farm jobs.
Weird week
A Louvre heist, an internet meltdown and failing smart bulbs, have Kym Seabolt feeling like technology and modern life are anything but “smart.”
2025 Delaware County Junior Fair Sale results
The Delaware County Junior Fair Sale brought in a record $500,001 from 372 lots on Sept. 16 and 17.
Record dryness raises fire risk for Ohio farmers during harvest
Record-breaking dryness is fueling a surge in Ohio farm fires during harvest. A Lucas County farm hit twice this fall highlights the need for prevention.
Diversified Energy launches well plugging program in West Virginia
Oil and gas company Diversified Energy and the state of West Virginia partner up to launch the Mountain State Plugging Fund to plug abandoned wells.
Farmers feel mounting strain as government shutdown stalls payments
The ongoing government shutdown is an inconvenience for farmers missing payments from the USDA. But if the impasse over federal spending drags on for weeks, it could grow much more dire for the nation’s agriculture community.
EHD outbreak forces ODNR to consider further deer bag limits
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Ohio Wildlife Council is considering reducing deer bag limits in southeast Ohio counties with EHD outbreaks.
Pheasants released in Ohio hunting areas
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife will release over 14,000 pheasants at public hunting areas, starting in late October.
