Yearly Archives: 2025
Hurry Hill Maple Farm and Museum celebrates local history with Newbery Medal book
Janet Woods opened up Hurry Hill Maple Farm and Museum to highlight the Newbery award-winning book "Miracles on Maple Hill" based in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.
Shadow’s lessons: Life, love, loyalty, laughter and loss
Some of Jim Abrams' best friends have always been dogs, and you know, a person could do a lot worse. There's one in particular that sticks out more than the rest.
Cold shoulder: With funding frozen, ag conservation projects hang in balance
USDA funding freeze leaves farmers without promised reimbursements, risking conservation projects. A partial thaw offers hope, but uncertainty remains.
It’s the simple things in life
Jefferson SWCD's Aaron Dodds saved a swamp milkweed plant in the middle of his yard and what happened next was magic.
7 steps to prepare for spring grazing
Proper preparation is essential for maximizing pasture productivity, ensuring the health of your animals and making the most of the natural resources available to you.
When to use a land roller at planting time
Land rollers may not prove useful for every farm, but they can work for some people in the right situation.
Excitement for the year ahead
Eliza Blue believes that what happens on your birthday says a lot about the year ahead. This year for her birthday she got two campers.
Join the club
The ways of friendship sure have changed for Kymberly Seabolt over the decades.
Chores certainly have changed for children through the years
Ashland County, Ohio, native Cloyd McNaull, 94, continues to reflect on his childhood to columnist Judith Sutherland.
Guebert: We’re about to find out
What happens when deep spending cuts and future government budgets are based on numbers that are at least 30% out of line with reality? We’re about to find out.


















