JACKSON TWP. – When a person is diagnosed with cancer, it often triggers challenges that go beyond the disease itself. Patients often get into debt and feel isolated and overwhelmed. For this reason, friends of the late Susie Darling of Perry Township founded Aunt Susie’s Cancer Wellness Center, which offers free support in the form […]
DELTA TWP. – This week, Bass Pro Shops announced plans to open an Outdoor World retail store in the Lansing area. The location will be the company’s sixth in Michigan, according to a press release from the retail chain, which offers fishing, hunting, boating and outdoor sporting goods and is aimed at “outdoor enthusiasts.” Here […]
CANTON – The Stark County Fair features ’80s rock, waffle pizza, a new Ferris wheel and a mullet contest. With a mix of old classics such as tractor pulling, cattle breeding, Italian sausage rolls and auctions of baked goods, the fair is also celebrating its 175th anniversary with special goods and coins. “There are family […]
The manager of a tobacco shop in Delhi Township is set to be sentenced on Monday for chasing and shooting at a fleeing group that broke into the store. Earlier this month, a Hamilton County jury found Tony Thacker, 30, guilty of two counts of aggravated assault. He was acquitted of three other counts of […]
JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – You have to see this! You have to see it! A team of about 55 goats is providing extra hooves to permanently remove nuisance vegetation in Hanna Park. It is part of a program with the City of Jacksonville and Goats on the Go Jacksonville Northwest. Nikki Gunter, owner of Goats on […]
See how goats are helping Shawnee County get rid of weeds Watch the group of over 60 goats known as the Barnyard Weed Warriors graze on invasive brush at Lake Shawnee this week. Evert Nelson, Topeka Capital Journal This month there are goats again at Glinodo. The Benedictine Sisters of Erie will host a herd […]
MASSILLON – Ernie’s Bike Shop introduced a new motto this summer to lift the spirits of those who ride the Towpath Trail and Tuscarawas River on weekends: “Let the Music Play.” Tim Darnell is part of a local acoustic band called Touch of Spring that plays bluegrass, Celtic and gospel music, as well as Christmas […]
Colerain Township is about to demolish a former department store in the Northgate Mall to redevelop it. On Tuesday, Colerain trustees approved a $28,000 revitalization grant from Hamilton County to plan for the future demolition of the old Sears store. The Ohio Department of Development also awarded the county a grant for the demolition last […]
Local farmers markets and stands feature Jersey-grown produce in August and early fall, and there are one-of-a-kind events such as peach pancake breakfasts and the opportunity to pick your own potatoes. It’s time to reap what the Garden State has sown. August and September are the best months in New Jersey to visit your local […]
FORT GRATIOT – After a brief stay in downtown Port Huron, a retail store has moved to Birchwood Mall. Michele Seib, who also owns Shear Karma Hair Gallery at 3528 Pine Grove Avenue, opened Divine Designs — a clothing and merchandise store — in March on Huron Avenue, where former men’s clothing store Patrick and […]
