The Wheeling Police Department retired Zero the K9 from his duty Wednesday.Zero started in Wheeling in 2018. He is a 9-year-old Belgian Malinois that served as
WHEELING After more than five years of sniffing out illegal drugs, apprehending suspects and checking buildings, Wheeling Police Department K-9 Officer Zero gets to sleep in today and every day afterward, now that he is retired from duty. Zero’s official retirement was celebrated Tuesday during a short ceremony inside the Wheeling Police Department headquarters […]
Tabletop Christmas trees are an elegant answer to several problems facing growers. The petite trees — usually less than 3 feet tall — help plug holes in production schedules in
Demand for Christmas trees noticeably increased during the 2020 marketing season, similar to other seasonal products such as fireworks and pumpkins.
âPeople are spending more time at home,â Bob Schaefer, general manager of Noble Mountain Tree Farm in Salem, Ore., said.
Despite reports of a tree shortage, Schaefer said the industry has actually brought supplies back into balance with demand after a prolonged surplus that depressed prices in the early 2010s.
The perception of scarcity may have been created by some U-Cut farms running out of trees early, but thatâs not reflective of an industry-wide problem, he said. âIt doesnât mean there arenât people down the road with trees available.â