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Pa. bill seeks to stop municipalities from restricting certain utilities
Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a bill that would prevent local governments from restricting the type of energy its residents use. Senate Bill 275 is being called an “energy choice” bill by its supporters. Opponents say it’s unnecessary and problematic.
Bass Pro Shops and Cabela merge
Bass Pro Shops purchased the Cabela’s company for $4 billion, promising both brands will continue on.
A feast of learning
MANSFIELD, Ohio — It’s been said in countless kitchens that “too many cooks spoil the stew.” But each fall, in the kitchen of Pugh Cabin on Richland County’s Malabar Farm, the more cooks, the merrier the experience.
How to tell your trash from treasure:A primer on valuing antiques and collectibles
For the occasional antiquer, the treasure-hunter in waiting or for those who have inherited family memorabilia and furnishings, determining the value of antiques, art and collectibles can be an evasive art. Books on the topic are either very specific to a particular category (or maker), or very general. Older family relatives often point to price
Athens County landowner named Ohio’s 2011 Outstanding Tree Farmer
COLUMBUS —Steve Stone of Nelsonville has been named the 2011 Ohio Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year. History In the family for nearly 100 years, Stone’s Meadowview Farm is a typical southeast Ohio hill farm in the heart of coal mining activity. “Steve Stone and his family have long promoted forest conservation on their 68
Sometimes students are heroes to teachers
Judith Sutherland recalls the day she and her classmates saved her first-grade teacher from the noisy, dizzying nightmare of a horrifying mouse.
Back to the future: Like it or not, strange foods are here to stay
We have so many more foods to choose from today. There are even new animal foods coming into the marketplace that once would have been considered fictional.
National Park Service produces Marbled Murrelet rap video
The clever video shines a spotlight on the plight of the endangered marbled murrelet, a small seabird related to puffins that lives along the Pacific coast from northern California to Alaska.
Big Ag, big data and big money
Big Ag — John Deere, Dow, Monsanto, Pioneer, and Syngenta — are “on the verge of going ‘all in’” on big data collection, analysis and operational planning.
Conservation program opportunities available for grazing operations
The 2008 farm bill provides many opportunities for grazing operations interested in improving their grassland and natural resources. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) has both the traditional program options as well as new initiatives mandated in the 2008 farm bill. EQIP One opportunity for farmers interested in assistance with developing or improving their grazing
