Local leaders shared predictions on economic growth, banking, agriculture and weather during the Lima Rotary Club’s Groundhog Day meeting, highlighting optimism for development alongside challenges for farmers.
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Farmers and landowners spent the afternoon learning about what comes next for agriculture in Auglaize County.
Seventy-five middle schoolers from districts across the area spent the day learning about engineering.
As we enter the latter part of July, the crop season is now well underway with some important trends emerging.
Many gardeners define a weed as any plant growing where it’s not wanted. But what one person sees as a nuisance, another may consider beneficial ground cover. Take milkweed, for example. While some view it as undesirable, others value it for supporting pollinators like monarch butterflies.
Fair week is always busy, but for teens on the Junior Fair Board, it means early mornings, late nights and a lot of hard work. Still, they say it’s worth the effort.
It's fair week in Putnam County, and with the heat wave hitting hard, keeping visitors and animals cool has become a top priority.
Learning about the costs of living opened the eyes of dozens of students as they found themselves with kids, debt, and a low-paying job for some. It was the "Real World—Real Money" event presented by the Ohio State University Extension Office and Superior Credit Union. It brings seniors from all over the region to see if they can make it after graduation. Making a budget and sticking to it was harder than they thought. They also found a new appreciation of what their parents had done for them while they were growing up.
Dozens flocked to the Allen County Children's Garden this afternoon as a fan favorite started a new season. The Ohio State Master Gardener Volunteers are once again hosting the "Brown Bag Lunch" series on Tuesdays. Today's topic was everything you wanted to know about peonies. The flower is a captivating perennial that can flourish for more than a hundred years. The belief that it takes ants to open your peony bud is an old wives' tale. They are attracted to the sap but aren't needed to open the flower. The most important thing about the flower is how to plant it.
May 22, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio State University Extension Allen County: Allen County – The Allen County Master Gardener Volunteers are again hosting their Brown Bag Lunch and Learn Series at the Children’s Garden located at 620 West Market Street, Lima, OH 45801. You can join them at 12:15 PM on Tuesdays beginning on June 4 and ending on August 27. Talks last approximately thirty minutes with a wide variety of topics over the course of the series.