The first was built in 1880. It was a big deal for the growing town - a FREE bridge (meaning no tolls) built with taxpayer dollars. That's the good news. The bad news: it was washed away by a flood in 1884. A replacement span was quickly constructed on the original piers. That's the bridge ...
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! This week I want to discuss planting a historical or colonial kitchen garden. 2026 marks Americas 250th Anniversary. Compared to today, colonial gardens were an essential component of survival, located near the house to prevent starvation and treat illness. Gardening meant feeding your family and having a ready supply of medicine. Kitchen gardens were a vital source of daily nutrition. In many instances, gardening today is a hobby or a way to get fresh, great tasting and nutritious produce from your backyard. It is often a pursuit intended ...
Brett Blair tells about a Swedish woman whose husband dumped her and took up with a younger woman after 17 years of marriage. In his divorce filing, the man claimed the downtown apartment where they had been living. His soon-to-be ex-wife agreed to give up the apartment, but asked for 3 days to pack and move out. She hired movers and cleared her things from the apartment. Then she sat down with a glass of chardonnay and a pound of raw shrimp and celebrated being rid of that jerk. After finishing her snack, she took some of the shrimp shells and put them inside the hollow core of each ...
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners. Summer is here, if only for a few days. This second week of April feels more like June. It's been a beautiful week as we look forward to the growing season for 2026. I see many gardeners preparing the soil as we get closer to Mother's Day and the last chance of frost for our area which is around May 12. If you're completely new to vegetable gardening and want to enjoy your own homegrown produce this year, there are several things you can do to make your garden more successful. Choose raised beds and containers if you have clay soils. If you ...
Don and Bellva Spung will be celebrating their 60th anniversary with an open house from 2-4 p.m. April 19, at Waterford Methodist Church, 370 Main St., Waterford. The couple was married at Waterford Methodist Church on April 17, 1966. Don is the son of the late Helen and Elmer Spung and ...
When the great ocean liner Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the north Atlantic on April 15, 1912, it set off a media frenzy and a public obsession that still rings true today. The lack of reliable communications proved to be not only a factor that hindered recovery efforts, but also led ...
