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Longtime family farm changing hands
Shew Family Farm will wind down its operations and sell land and cattle to MoSo Farm this year.
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Athens Farmers Market fundraising for permanent pavilion
The facility, on the grounds of the Athens Community Center, would give the 50-year-old farmers market a permanent home.
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Federal, state spending cuts force tough local choices
Area organizations worry about their ability to maintain vital services following funding cutbacks and clawbacks.
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Photo of the Week: Aug. 20, 2025
Rural Action’s new Herb Hub launched at ACENet on Columbus Road with an Aug. 20 Elderberry Open House.
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Intense summer rains damage crops and harm local businesses
Months of above average rainfall has resulted in crop loss and shrinking revenue for local farmers.
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Athens County Fair hosts new rides, monster trucks
The 170th Athens County Fair opens at noon Friday, Aug. 1 and runs through Saturday, Aug. 9.
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Florence Creamery celebrates 100th year of operation
Milk production started in 1925 at the family farm in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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From waste to worth: Using septic sewage as fertilizer
Failing septic systems and fertilizer runoff are major contributors to the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, but an Ohio University researcher proposes a process to reduce both while boosting the local economy.
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Margaret Hoff: Growing flowers and biodiversity
Margaret Hoff offers a glimpse into her unorthodox flower farm— which caters to critters more than it does to people— and her principles that guide her farming practices.
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It’s the Great Pumpkin, Albany
Jim Llewellyn grew a 938-pound behemoth this year with the help of friends, family and fellow firefighters.
