Canning season is still in full swing around here. Yesterday after doing laundry, I helped daughter Loretta make Thick and Chunky Salsa (recipe below). We canned 20 pints for them. On Saturday, I also helped her and Dustin can 30 quarts of V-8. She still wants to make pizza sauce. I came ...

Vindicator plans to honor breast cancer survivors: The Vindicator again this year wishes to share stories of local breast cancer survivors during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The idea is to put a human face on this disease, to help those diagnosed by hearing voices of those who ...

I began research on boxwood shrubs as they are a big part of any formal landscape. They are used for boundaries, defining different areas and beautiful hedges. They are used for holiday decorations, like wreaths, bouquets, etc., to bring that rich deep green into homes in winter. But as the ...

Granny Miller’s heirloom tomatoes or simply saving money at the garden center, collecting seeds is just another adventure in gardening. There are so many seeds to save and share with others, and as many reasons as there are seeds. Seed saving started when humans settled in one area growing ...

Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Mahoning County Extension Office. Contact the Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield, at 330-533-5538. Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic is open to the public 9 a.m. to noon Mondays and Thursdays through the end of ...

115 years ago, 1908 Transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator “Two men and horse escape death, miraculous accident last night. “Albert Horton and Clifford Davis knocked from buggy by fast train at Holmes Street Crossing – Horse dragged fifty feet and buggy ...