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On the Farm: Raising livestock can be family affair

It’s that time of year when you get to hear me talk about the county fair. County fairs have always been some of my favorite events of the year, but I’ll admit my relationship with them has changed. Now that my job has me covering four counties and spending months preparing for fair season, sometimes I struggle to find the same joy in them that I once did. Fair has become schedules, volunteers, displays, emails, phone calls, early mornings, late nights and approximately 4,000 things happening at once. But no matter how much of the fair becomes work, there is one thing I will ...

Howland man indicted on theft in Geauga

CHARDON — A Howland man who was indicted by the Geauga County Prosecutor’s Office in mid-August made a court appearance this week. Steven Hudson, 42, pleaded not guilty to one charge of fifth-degree theft in front of Geauga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Carolyn Paschke on Wednesday afternoon. The charge stems from a theft of baseball and football cards from the Bainbridge Meijers store, according to reports, although it’s not the only case he’s been a suspect in involving Meijers across Northeast Ohio, according to reports. According to a Jan. 26 police report, ...

Trump again pushes court on mail-in voting

BOSTON — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject an order by a federal judge that halts it from implementing a new rule regulating mail ballots, hours after being unable to tell that judge whether the computer system that would govern the entire project was ...

On the record: Hartford

WHAT: Township trustee meeting Tuesday PRESENT: Rebecca Whitman, Phil Wilhelm and Melissa Pucak Trustees: • Reported the $450,000 new fire truck has arrived and will be used for service Hartford and Brookfield. Whitman said it took three years to get the vehicle. • Approved applying for Issue 1 funding for next year for paving Spencer Clark Road. • Accepted the resignation of Greg Leonhard as a part-time police officer since he has accepted a position with the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office. • Accepted the resignation of Rick Rhodes, who was a part-time worker in ...

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Liberty WHAT: Board of Education meeting Aug. 24 PRESENT: Adam Earnhardt, Janine Hamilton, Hans Kirr, David Malone and John Simon The board: • Authorized a $500 stipend for engineering instructor and robotics coach Jacob Mellinger for preparing students for and taking them to the Trumbull County Educational Service Center drone racing competition, funded via a TCESC subgrant. • Declared a specified list of books and two food warmers obsolete and authorized Superintendent Brian Knight to dispose of them. • Approved an agreement between the district and the TCESC to ...

Tech stocks lead a rally on Wall Street

Stocks on Wall Street closed higher Thursday as a recent run-up in bond yields eased further and big technology companies rallied, helping the market recoup its losses from earlier in the week. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite closed 1.4% higher. The indexes are now on track to post a gain for the week. The mixed start to September follows a mostly positive August during which every major index notched a gain for the month. Big technology and communication services stocks accounted for a large share of the rally. Their huge ...