OSU Extension of Portage County

Portage County Extension is here to meet your needs in Agriculture, Community Development, Family & Consumer Sciences, Horticulture, Natural Resources, and the 4-H Youth Development Program.

In our office we have qualified professionals that are available to help empower and educate, all while meeting community needs:

• Sharon Alexander (telephone extension 13) is available to help you with any of your Family and Consumer Science questions.

•  Jeanie Yount (telephone extension 23) who works under the FCS program can help you with our Family Nutrition Program

• Billie Jagers (telephone extension 18),  

• Heather Neikirk (telephone extension 16), and 

• Ed Werner  (telephone extension 14) are all available to help you with any information about the 4-H Program in Portage County

• Lynn Vogel (telephone extension 15) can help you with your Horticulture and Community Development questions

Also we have wonderful Office Support

• Darlene May (telephone extension 11) works primarily with the 4-H Youth Program
• Kelly Nicholas (telephone extension 17) works with the Agriculture, Horticulture, Community Development, Master Gardeners, Family Consumer Sciences Programs and Family Nutrition Program.

Extension Announcements

DON'T MISS OSU Extension Presentations at the Portage County Randolph Fair

Stop by the OSU Extension Presentation Area located in the Merriam Hubbard Building (the building where the 4-H Booths and Vegetables are located) directly next to the OSU Extension booth to catch the educational program that meets your needs.  A schedule feautring those programs can be found in the 2008 Portage County Randolph Fair Official Program of Fair Events, and will be posted below very soon.

2008 Farm Market Brochure

The Portage County Farm Market Brochure is now avaiable! Click here