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Heilman graduates from Basic Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember Advanced Individual Training

Army Pvt. Kalob C.A. Heilman has graduated from the Basic Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. The course is designed to train servicemembers to maintain, prepare and load ammunition for firing; operate and perform operator maintenance on prime movers, self-propelled Howitzers, and ammunition vehicles; store, maintain, and distribute...

Roeder graduates from Basic Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember Advanced Individual Training

Army Pfc. Shawn M. Roeder has graduated from the Basic Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. The course is designed to train servicemembers to maintain, prepare and load ammunition for firing; operate and perform operator maintenance on prime movers, self-propelled Howitzers, and ammunition vehicles; store, maintain, and distribute...

Bailes graduates from basic military training

Air Force Airman Kevin M. Bailes graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in...
Goodwill Industries to honor Graduate of the Year

Goodwill Industries to honor Graduate of the Year

On Tuesday, May 3, Goodwill Industries of Wayne and Holmes Counties will hold its annual meeting and awards banquet. The agency will take this opportunity to thank the community for its support throughout the past year and report on its successes. Those who have contributed to that success and those who are experiencing their own successes in the community with the help of Goodwill services will...

Mother Nature has had a bruising impact on OCC tennis race

It’s been a long confusing spring for Ohio Cardinal Conference tennis teams. With less than l0 days before the OCC tournament is scheduled to be played, the rankings and standings were up in the air thanks to an exceptionally wet spring in northeast Ohio. Wooster was 5-4 but only 2-0 in the OCC, having defeated West Holmes and Mansfield Senior. With seeding critical to formatting the OCC...
Hooley makes it official – he’s now a Pioneer

Hooley makes it official – he’s now a Pioneer

It’s one of the biggest decisions high school seniors have to make up to this point in their lives, but for Chase Hooley the wait – and the weight – is over. Hooley, a seven-time State swimming qualifier for Wooster, announced recently he would be attending Malone University to continue his education and swimming career. “It’s a great weight off my shoulders and I can concentrate on...

Forage Focus: Understand and prevent grass tetany

Cattlemen with livestock on grass pastures in April and May should be aware of the possibility of grass tetany. Grass tetany, sometimes called grass staggers, is brought on by low blood magnesium (Mg) levels in the affected animal. Magnesium is one of the macro minerals required by cattle and it is involved in crucial metabolic functions such as the transmission of nerve impulses and muscle...

Factors to consider when planting soybeans and corn in 2011

The weather conditions this year have not favored very early planting of corn and soybeans. However, both corn and soybeans can yet be planted with full yield potential. When soil conditions become favorable, both crops can be planted without great risk to cold weather injury. There are, however, certain attributes associated with each (corn and soybeans) that should be considered if only one...

Home for the summer

As we anticipate the warm days of spring that will eventually arrive, we turn another calendar page. The month of May brings many celebrations. Graduations, weddings, Mother’s Day and Memorial Day confirm times when many families will gather for traditional celebrations. Another change in family life happens when our young adults return home from college for the summer. They are still our...

Environmental aspects of pasture management

Ohio has a USDA-ARS research station where agricultural practices can be studied for their impact on soil erosion, surface water, and groundwater quality. The following information is from a factsheet provided by Lloyd B. Owens, Research Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS North Appalachian Experimental Watershed, Coshocton. Soil Loss: Pasture systems that are not overgrazed, either unimproved or improved,...