Yearly Archives: 2025
The Cooper’s hawk
Tami Gingrich has had many experiences with the Cooper's hawk, including banding them, watching one eat her chicken and removing one from her friend's barn.
Are Ohio bucks getting bigger?
Regulation changes, changing hunting habits and better information about deer habitat has resulted in more bigger bucks being harvested by Ohio hunters.
Roundup of FFA news for Feb. 20, 2025
Catch up on local FFA news from West Holmes FFA, Norwayne FFA and Northwestern Wayne FFA.
Students go ham for hands-on learning
Cardington-Lincoln High School’s FFA-led pig farrowing project gives students hands-on experience in animal care with real-world lessons.
West Virginia receives Class VI well primacy
U.S Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin approved West Virginia's application for Class VI well primacy on Feb. 18.
Seeing the light amid the bleak chill of a South Dakota winter
Eliza Blue learns to lean into the cold winter weather instead of wishing for it to end.
Lifespan
After dealing with a faulty hot water heater, Kym Seabolt decided she is officially in her “they don’t make things like they used to” era.
Recalling one-room schoolhouse learning
In the early days of Cloyd “Junior” McNaull’s life, he looked forward to going to Brytes one-room schoolhouse with his older siblings.
Preparing for tax changes: The expiring TCJA provisions every farmer should know
This year is especially important due to the impending expiration of several provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by the end of 2025.
Current times make the homesteading life worthwhile
The homestead life is finally starting to make sense to Eric Keller: carefully planning the food for next year, grocery shopping for canned goods in our basement storeroom and mending and repairing what we can.
