Critchfield law resident scholarship and diversity scholarship announced
The law firm of Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston, Ltd., located in Wooster, Millersburg, Mount Vernon and Medina, has announced it is sponsoring two law scholarships for the 2011-2012 school year. The Critchfield Law Resident Scholarship is offered for a current or former resident of Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Medina or Wayne County who has completed at least one semester of law school. The...
Wife, deputy testify in Gresser murder trial
Though he changed his story numerous times, a Smithville man charged with murdering his daughter always came back to the same reason for assaulting the 18-month-old girl: Her crying annoyed him. Over the course of three interviews, Timothy Gresser, 22, of 7934 Five Points Rd., told Wayne County Sheriffs deputies that his daughter Kalis crying Sept. 28 made him angry and frustrated. In...
Let the games begin!
The Holmes County youth baseball season roared to life on Friday, April 15, which ushered in the extravagant Super Saturday, in which six games were lsated to take place. Unfortunately, it was super rainy on Saturday, so the games were moved to Sunday, April 16, where high winds made even the easiest of pop-ups a challenge to track down and securely put away. Depsite the wind, there was enough...Spring cleaning your spice cupboard
If you are like most people, you have a handful of herbs and spices that you use regularly and then you have those other ones. The bottle of spice X you picked up for this recipe that you want to try. Then the bottle of spice X sits in your spice cupboard for the next 10 years until you can no longer remember why you bought it in the first place. Some time ago, I was flipping through the Sunday...Soybean aphid in Ohio in 2011
Normally during this time we offer an up-to-date article as to our thoughts for soybean aphid in Ohio for the coming summer. We reported our initial thoughts last fall in the C.O.R.N. Newsletter, 2010-38 that we do expect to see some aphids this coming summer. If you remember, we saw extremely few aphids during 2010 except for the last few weeks of summer which is normal during an off year...Forage Focus: Pasture renovation options
At the March kick-off meeting for the Athens area grazing council, some cattle owners talked about the beating some of their pastures have taken this winter. Cattle on pastures in wet, muddy winters can destroy a sod base. What are the options for these pastures? Well, Im guessing that any experienced cattleman and grazier knows the answer, but there is something in human nature that compels us...Farmers not overextending on farmland despite price increases
While theres no end in sight to strong farmland prices and rental rates, farmers dont seem to be overextending, said an Ohio State University Extension agricultural economist. Prices are sky high everywhere and continue to increase, said Barry Ward, OSU Extensions leader for production business management. Factors pushing land and rental rates are likely to continue. Increasing...Calving ease: A trait we can all agree on
Spring is a very exciting time of year on the farm as it is a season of renewal. It is the beginning of a new crop year and the anticipation of planting this years grain crop. Pastures and hay fields are beginning to green up and will soon see rapid growth as temperatures increase. For the beef cow-calf producer, it may be the most exciting time of the year as we see the results of months...
Would you like fries with that or just a McJob?
I just don’t get it. I guess I’m McConfused. Yesterday, April 19, McDonald’s held a hiring spree across the U.S. with the goal of hiring 50,000 new employees. Wow. That’s a lot of supersizing going on. Kudos to McDonald’s! The company provides many jobs and fuels the local economy, and obviously is doing something right. After all, reports show that the burger giant’s profits have...