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Some people seem to resist change or say they do, but if we didnt have change what a boring rut we would be in.

Six churches offered food at the latest Muskingum County Fair with profits going to various projects.

County fairs, the Dog Days of Summer and more highlight the current month

More than 800 children are injured by mowers every year, with 600 resulting in amputations and 75 in deaths.

I am a great fan of June. The crops are growing, flowers are in bloom and the songbirds are a source of pleasure.

Burdock sticks to clothing and sheep woo and are almost impossible to pull out of the wool. Jimson weed is toxic and will kill an animal that eats it.

I look at the fences I used to jump over and wonder how I can get to the other side. I see pictures of "elderly" people who are younger than I.

Farmers are rooted in the land physically, psychologically and spiritually. Theres something that binds us to the land and this way of life.

Ohio and Ohioans had a lot of first over the decades

December is a month of short days and long nights. Its also a time when we celebrate the birth of Jesus.