Tag: rural
Oberlin Food Hub brings fresh produce to Ohio’s food banks while supporting local farmers | Great Lakes Now
By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media
This story was originally published by Ideastream.
One in seven Ohioans faces food insecurity, according to Feeding America. This story is part of a “Sound of Us” series in partnership with Lorain County’s Second Harvest Food Bank.
New ambulance base proposed for Feversham expected to cut response times in southeast corner of county
Grey County paramedics will work with county staff to secure suitable land in the Feversham area for the construction of a new ambulance base. The Feversham base will join a new larger base in Durham and new bases proposed for Ayton (2026), Thornbury (2027), and Cobble Beach (2028) all in an effort to keep up […]
Judge convicts ex-Woodstock mayor of sexual assault
At the end of the judgeâs lengthy decision, the disgraced former mayor of Woodstock appeared to be in shock. Trevor Birtch, 49, the two-term mayor of Woodstock until his defeat in 2022, was found guilty Thursday of one count of assault and and one count of sexual assault of a former girlfriend in 2021 while […]
Cattle Production That Enhances Water and Environmental Quality | Great Lakes Now
By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue
LAKE CITY, MI – Two facts about Michigan agriculture are scarcely recognized outside the fences and beyond the drainage ditches of the state’s 45,000 farms. The first: farming is among the most technologically sophisticated industrial sectors in Michigan and every other state.
Father and son launch telemedicine vet service
“Sixty to seventy per cent of vet calls can be done remotely,” says Colin Yates, CEO of VETSon