Yearly Archives: 2026
Family gatherings: Why the rarest magic is time spent together
When asked what she does for fun, Kymberly Foster Seabolt's answer is simple: spending time with family. From "Team Seabolt" childhood days to watching grown kids navigate the adult world, she reflects on how fast time flies and why gathering together remains life's greatest joy.
Pressing clothes was an onerous chore for pioneer women
Before electric appliances, pressing clothes was a backbreaking pioneer chore. Columnist Paul Locher explores the history of early laundry technology, from heavy cast-iron sad irons and interchangeable slug irons to specialized tabletop gophering irons used for fluting ruffles.
Ag tech, AI takes center stage at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days
At Penn State's 50th Ag Progress Days, AI and robotics took center stage. Learn about the newly formed Keystone AgTech Alliance, how Oakleigh Farm overcame labor shortages with robotic milkers, and how officials are addressing environmental concerns about AI data centers
Is your crop management actually strategy paying off?
Tight profit margins make evaluating input costs crucial. OSU Extension educator Lee Beers explains how tissue testing, the MRTN calculator, and fungicide ROI tools can help farmers determine if their fertilizer and crop protection strategies are actually paying off.
Tyson shuts down Joslin beef plant, leaving Midwest cattlemen in the lurch
The Illinois beef plant will close amid a historic cattle shortage, alarming unions and Ohio cattle producers over lost jobs and shrinking market access.
Ghost Town Trail opens up recreation along coal mining communities
The 54-mile Ghost Town Trail in Pennsylvania is officially complete after 32 years of construction. The project transformed former railroad beds into a recreational bike path by clearing decades of coal mine waste. Cyclists can now ride through historic coal towns along the restored Blacklick Creek.
2026 Lake County Fair 4-H Livestock Auction results
The Lake County Fair 4-H Livestock Auction results brought in just over $600,000 on Aug. 1 from 310 lots. Get the full results and a photo gallery here.
2026 Trumbull County Junior Fair Livestock Sale results
The 2026 Trumbull County Fair brought in $558,911 on during its livestock sale on July 18, 2026 from 273 lots. Get the full results and see a photo gallery here.
Public, private partnerships clear 100 years of pollution from western Pa. creek
Public and private partnerships are restoring Pennsylvania's Blacklick Creek after a century of acid mine drainage and coal waste pollution. A new water treatment facility and ongoing coal refuse removal are reviving aquatic life, allowing locals to fish in the creek for the first time.
Do you know what this mystery item from Kelleys Island is?
Give us your best guess for this new mystery item that sits outside a cottage on Kelleys Island in Lake Erie.
