Tag: Ohio
Enjoying two of Ohio’s American treasures
Julie Geiss and her family visited the McKinley National Memorial in Canton, Ohio, and then explored parts of Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Storied history of Ohio’s squirrel population
Squirrels are considered tremendous assets to the environment. Ohio is home to the Eastern gray, Eastern fox, red squirrel and Southern flying squirrel.
Co-ops that once brought electricity to rural Ohio work to offer...
Cooperatives that originally brought electricity to rural Ohio are now looking for ways to provide high speed internet as well.
Ohio Swiss Cheese Association dissolves after century of service
The Ohio Swiss Cheese Association dissolved after several years of waning membership and interest, but the industry has a strong past and future in Ohio.
On the hunt for the fruit of the pawpaw tree
Julie Geiss and her family made it home safely after their trip through Paw Paw, West Virginia, with a new goal of finding and eating pawpaws.
Glaciers carved out Ohio’s unique and specialized habitats
Discover how the glaciers that once covered two-thirds of Ohio created habitats for both humans and wildlife and how that's still evident today.
Audit finds FirstEnergy owes ratepayers $6 million
The $6.6 million collected from ratepayers was part of more than $24 million in payments identified by FirstEnergy as “improperly classified, misallocated or lacked supporting documentation” in a report to the SEC. A dozen of those payments were to Tony George, a Cleveland businessman; two went to Sam Randazzo, former PUCO chief who resigned last fall after the FBI raided his home in connection with the FirstEnergy/House Bill 6 investigation.
Union Co. farmer sues ODA over pipeline on preserved farmland
Attorneys for the Bailey family filed two lawsuits July 12 to force the Ohio Department of Agriculture to defend its land from the pipeline and to stop Columbia Gas of Ohio from moving forward with eminent domain proceedings.
Mahoning Co. farmers want eminent domain case dismissed
Attorneys for Mike and Barb Cameron asked for the suit, filed by Mill Creek MetroParks, to be dismissed on July 6, citing language in the budget bill that would prevent a park district from taking land for a recreational trail.
Belmont County farm receives bicentennial honor
Neal and Barbara Caldwell received their bicentennial farm certification, honoring over 200 years their family has been part of Ohio's farming community.


















