MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio State University’s Agroecosystem Management Program (AMP) will host the Stinner Summit at Bluffton University on December 12 to gather people together to discuss regional challenges around food production.
Northwest Ohio is a vital agricultural region, providing food to local, regional, and international markets. Farming is deeply woven into family and community history here. However, farmers are struggling to make ends meet, agriculture has been linked to water quality issues and one in seven people in the region are food insecure. Internal tensions have set different sectors of the community against each other, creating frustrations and misconceptions about the role that each should play to address these challenges.
This year’s event will discuss “Finding Common Ground: Connecting Farms, Food, and Community in the Western Lake Erie Watershed.” Ohio State AMP invites farmers, food processors, policy makers, consumers and others involved in food production and distribution to this event.
In 1970, the Beatles released The Long and Winding Road on their Let It Be album. The song was the group's 20th number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Unfortunately, this was the Beatles' last number one hit as a group. The group broke up one month before the song was released.
A surplus sale will be held by the Ohio Northern University purchasing department on Monday, November 24 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
The sale will be held at 610 S. Main St. (near the corner of Main and College Ave).
A wide variety of items will be for sale, including grounds equipment, dining equipment, metal filing cabinets, office surplus, and other various items.
Steve Shepherd, Sr., age 78, of Alger, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at his residence.
He was born on December 27, 1946, in David, Kentucky, to the late Aaron and Berta (Moore) Shepherd. On April 29, 1964, Steve married Betty (Patrick) Shepherd, and she preceded him in death on October 30, 2024.
