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USA Today
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Who won 'Farmer Wants a Wife' 2025? A look at who's still together
Who won 'Farmer Wants a Wife' 2025? A look at who's still together Show Caption Hide Caption Jesse Palmer reveals Mel Owens as the next 'Golden Bachelor' Former NFL player Mel Owens, a dad to two sons, was introduced as the Season 2 "Golden Bachelor" at a Hulu event in Los Angeles on April 22. Entertain This Warning: Spoilers from the season finale of Fox's "Farmer Wants a Wife" Season 3 ahead. From their attire to their values, Karina Sabol looked like the perfect match for Farmer Jay during the Season 3 finale of "Farmer Wants a Wife." In fact, at the end of the first hour, following a successful family visit, it appeared Sabol and Farmer Jay might very well end up together. This is perhaps why some viewers were surprised when Sabol did not become the farmer's final choice. Sabol, an operations manager from Madison with an athletic background that bonded her with the show's lead, entered the finale of the Fox reality show as one of two women left on Farmer Jay Woods' Alabama farm. The former college gymnast's parents and sister met Woods and his parents in the first hour – fellow finalist Grace Clark met his family during last week's episode. As the episode wound up to its climactic conclusion, Woods and the three other farmers on the show made their selections – and, despite their seeming synchronicity, Sabol got the boot in favor of Clark. The show's concept revolves around the farmer finding a wife, however, there were no proposals at the end of the episode, and whether anything long-term comes from the relationships is yet to be determined. Who won 'Farmer Wants a Wife' Season 3? Woods, a former college football player who now operates his family farm in Florence, Alabama, picked Clark, a 23-year-old nanny from Washington, as his supposed bride-to-be. The spark between Woods and Clark was on display from the very first episode when he chose her for his inaugural solo date. Now, weeks later, he selected her again, this time to be the winner. But first, he had to say goodbye to Sabol. Woods opened by saying that while she made the experience great for him, when listening to his heart, his connection with Clark was at a different level. Sabol, clearly disappointed, told Woods that their relationship was more of a "slower burn," and that she was happy for him. "I'm sad," she said. "We had a connection. I tend to foolishly love, and I may have done that. It has to be a two-way street, and it wasn't for us." When it was time for Woods to confess his love to Clark, he told her he envisioned a future together, noting that their birthdays were just a few days apart and their faith had brought them together. "I believe there are many signs that tell me this is my person, the stars really align," he said. "I would love if you want to continue to build this relationship, with a potential for me to fall in love with you." After the two embraced, Woods also gifted Clark a puppy, later telling producers: "I think Grace is the love of my life." 'Farmer Wants a Wife' full winners list As for the other farmers, here's a rundown on who they picked: Farmer Colton chose Zoe Green over Keeley Goldberg Farmer John chose Claire Dirette over Lily Ayres Farmer Matt chose Chelsi Davis over Jordyn Mallory Who is still together on 'Farmer Wants a Wife' Season 3? It's not clear based on the season finale if any of the couples are still together. Filming for this season took place in fall 2024.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Farmer Jay is down to his final three on 'Farmer Wants a Wife.' Is one of them Madison's Karina Sabol?
Warning: Spoilers from Episode 6 and 7 of Fox's "Farmer Wants a Wife" Season 3 ahead. Farmer J'Marick "Jay" Woods decided mother knows best when he invited the dater she chose for him back to his Alabama farm on "Farmer Wants a Wife." Unsurprisingly, his other four daters — who had been there since the beginning — didn't love that call. Woods ended up parting ways with dater Julia, then T'yana parted ways with him — though, it was mutual-ish. For Woods, a big part of the next episode, which aired May 1, was about giving his two original remaining daters — Madison's Karina Sabol and Grace — the reassurance they needed. He told Sabol he was still on a high from the solo date they went on and that he could picture her being in Alabama. Good start, Jay. Good start. Then, he began getting to know newest addition Rissa. Woods and his trio met up with this season's three other farmers and all of their remaining daters for the second full group event: A camping trip to Texas. At the end of it, the farmers had to make a major decision: Who they would be taking on their final solo dates. Here's how Sabol, her fellow daters and Farmer Jay fared. But first, a look back at Episode 6: Things were on the up-and-up at Woods' farm. Sabol felt happy with how her solo date went. And, the camaraderie between Woods' daters improved. But, host Kimberly Williams-Paisley threw the farmers a curveball when she enlisted their mothers to help pick one additional woman for each of their sons to meet. After going on a date with said women, the farmers would decide whether to invite them back to their farms. While Woods was on his date, Sabol told her fellow daters that, if their farmer brought another woman home, she'd need to have a conversation with him. While Farmers Matt and Colton decided not to add the new prospects into the mix, Woods and John did. When Woods introduced new dater Rissa to his group, who was making s'mores, it was mostly "crickets" (Woods' words). During a tough one-on-one chat with Julia that followed, Woods told her he wasn't able to picture her being happy on the farm and with the work that it entails. She said she kind of checked out because she didn't feel he knew how lucky he was to have her there. "I think we just kind of need to part ways," Woods told her. Alone with Woods, T'yana let him know that she felt he put her on the back burner and that the person who's for her wouldn't make her feel that way. In Woods' eyes, all of the drama hurt their connection and chemistry. Even if they would go on a solo date, T'yana said, she didn't feel she could get there with Woods. So, she left, too. Woods pulled his last two original daters — Sabol and Grace — aside to explain that having Rissa join the farm doesn't change his chemistry and connection with either of them. Sabol let him know where she was at: Hot and not feeling really good anymore. "Having him bring home another girl sets the tone that he's not really interested in pursuing our relationship," she said in a confessional. Woods went for a walk with Grace, who took the situation hard. She wanted to be unmic-ed and he helped her make that happen, though their conversation was still picked up. With them having a super-great connection, she said, she thought maybe Woods didn't feel that way after all, after bringing another woman to the farm. Woods promised Grace that there are no doubts in his head about her and that what they have is real. After the farmers and daters caught up and settled into their Texas campsite, Woods wanted to check in on Sabol, one-on-one, to see where her head was. While she didn't think Woods bringing a new woman to the farm was going to bother her at all, she said, she was coming off of a high from the date they just had. "I feel like I just question where we're going," Sabol said. "Like, a lot." "That high that you're talking about, I still feel like I'm on it," Woods told her. The more serious things get, the more Sabol likes Woods, she said, which stresses her out. "I can promise you, you're definitely somebody I could see being in Alabama," Woods said. When Woods asked Rissa what she sees as the hardest thing for her on the farm, she said she's very adventurous and enjoys travel. But, everything else about farm life, she's "in love with." Wanting to get to know his newest dater and her beautiful soul more, he chose Rissa. "My momma picked her for a reason and we have some type of chemistry there," Woods said in a confessional. "We just have to explore it further." It won't be long before the farmers have to narrow their daters to two. To find out what went down between the other three farmers and their daters during Episodes 6 and 7, including who else went home, already-aired episodes are streaming on Hulu. "Farmer Wants a Wife" Season 3 airs at 8 p.m. CT Thursdays on Fox (and streams on Hulu the next day). This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Farmer Wants a Wife Episode 6, 7 recap: Camping, picking solo dates
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Statewide burn ban begins in Ohio: What to know
CLEVELAND (WJW) – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has released a statewide burn ban for the months of March, April and May. According to a press release from the ODNR, the seasonal burn bans rush each year in the spring from March 1 through May 31 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Still time to get $1,400 stimulus cash from IRS The ODNR asks that Ohio residents follow state and local laws for burning lawn debris this spring. 'If you have any brush, a lot of us like to clean up the flower beds and burn some of that in rural areas. It's not recommended to do that, mainly because of those winds and the conditions which are going to get even dryer,' FOX 8 Meteorologist Scott Sabol said. According to the ODNR, the seasonal burn ban is limited to the springtime because there is an abundance of dry grass, weeds, and leaves on the ground during that time. Also, the gusty winds and low humidity that come with this time of year can make a seemingly safe fire burn more intensely and escape control. 'If a fire does escape control, contact the local fire department immediately,' the release said. 'An escaped wildfire, even one burning in grass or weeds, is dangerous.' According to Sabol, the ground in Ohio is drying out, which is dangerous for burn conditions. Social Security to require in-person identity checks 'When you look at the overall condition of the soil, and we're going down a couple of feet, we're actually running extremely dry, going way back to even before winter,' he said. According to the National Weather Service, dry and breezy conditions will result in an elevated risk of wildfire spread Wednesday afternoon, especially along and east of I-71. 'Each spring, wildfires ignite in Ohio due to careless trash and debris burning,' said ODNR Division of Forestry Chief Dan Balser. 'If Ohioans follow safe burning practices and obey regulations, they can help prevent wildfires.' For more details about the burn ban, safety tips and open burn regulations in Ohio, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Lynn Sabol leaves an indelible mark
POTTSVILLE — Walking down the hallway Tuesday morning at Nativity BVM Catholic High School, Lynn Sabol stopped and chatted with students at their lockers during change of classes. The ease with which she interacted with students, in a sense, was a mark of Sabol's 15-year tenure as the school's principal. (left to right) Students Madeline Daynorowicz, Mia Michalik and Chloe Covell stand with Nativity BVM High School principal Lynn Sabol at Nativity, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.(MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR) Sabol is as comfortable talking with students and teaching calculus as she is with balancing the budget and raising funds to keep the doors open atop Lawton's Hill. The educator recently announced her plans to retire, effective Aug. 31. She will stay on over the summer months to familiarize her successor with the school's operation. A search committee, including school trustees and a representative of the diocese, will conduct interviews and recommend a successor. Nativity BVM High School principal Lynn Sabol talks to students in the classroom at Nativity, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR) The final decision on a replacement lies with Bishop Alfred A. Schlert, who heads the Allentown Catholic Diocese. After 45 years in Catholic education, Sabol is looking to slow down a bit to spend time with family and travel. She is sad about leaving Nativity, but is looking forward to less stress and having more time to spend with her daughter, Stephanie, in Rhode Island. Sabol, 66, hopes to be able to continue teaching part-time at Nativity. She teaches pre-calculus and advanced algebra in addition to her duties as principal. Nativity BVM High School principal Lynn Sabol discusses retiring from her position Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR) A 1976 Nativity graduate, Sabol earned a degree in mathematics from Penn State-Harrisburg campus in 1980. She has done graduate work at Alvernia University, Wilkes University and DeSales University. After teaching first grade at St. Jerome's parochial school in Tamaqua for two years after graduating from Penn State, Sabol has spent 43 years as a teacher, administrator and principal at Nativity. During an informal chat Tuesday, she talked about what she hopes she leaves behind. 'I hope I have set a standard of excellence,' she said, 'and have continued the tradition of education based on the Catholic faith.' When she was named principal, all aspects of Nativity's operation were being reviewed by the diocese's department of education. By all accounts, Nativity has survived the review. The school's enrollment remains around 200. Tuition is $7,800 a year. Nativity BVM High School principal Lynn Sabol looks in a trophy case at Nativity, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR) Sabol has strived to keep the school's curriculum relevant to the times, developing courses on advanced science, math and artificial intelligence computer applications. At the same time, she says, administrators are aware of the need for vocational education. 'We're designing our curriculum to meet the needs of the students,' she says. Sabol is particularly proud that, with the help of staff and families, Nativity remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic. 'This school runs because everyone works together — administrators, teachers and families,' she said. 'It takes a village, so to speak, because in Catholic education you have to do everything.' Sabol's roots at Nativity go well beyond her tenure as an educator. Her mother, Elizabeth Lechleitner, was in the school's first graduating class in 1956. She met her husband of 40 years, Dave Sabol, when he taught math and was athletic director at Nativity. And her seven siblings and two children all graduated from Catholic schools. Jennifer Daubert, assistant to the principal and development director, described Sabol as the rock Nativity is built upon. 'I'm happy she'll be able to retire,' Daubert said, 'after all the time, blood, sweat and tears she spent to make Catholic education a reality for so many students.' Sabol leaves an indelible mark, Daubert said, on so many people as she retires. 'She has made us all better,' said Daubert, who has been at Nativity for 25 years. Visiting a class taught by Michael Grabowski, assistant principal, Sabol recounted the bittersweet day on which she informed the student body of her retirement. Perhaps reflective of the demands of her position, she had to deal with a water main break at the school on the same day she announced her retirement. Passionate about music, Sabol takes solace in the time she spends playing piano during Mass with the students and staff at Nativity. On Ash Wednesday, she will be at the piano during Mass in the school auditorium.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Blast Pressure Injuries May Affect More Than the Brain of Troops, New Data Shows
Data exclusively shared with from a live-fire mortar exercise by U.S. Army troops indicates that simply standing near mortars can significantly disrupt Autonomic Nervous System, or ANS, functioning within a day to worse levels than seen in concussed college athletes or elderly hospital patients. The data was provided by the doctors behind the Warfighter Monitor, a product developed by Tiger Tech Solutions, and indicated that the mortars were causing "overpressure" for troops -- ostensibly pressure waves that impact a body -- at potentially dangerous levels. Those same overpressure risks were found from other weapons systems, like artillery pieces. The troops wore devices measuring their (ANS) functioning -- which manages "fight or flight" and "rest and digest" functions, affecting involuntary processes such as heart rate and blood pressure -- in November. The test results showed ANS functioning decreased by 33% compared to a healthy baseline, compared to 9% for airborne jumpers and 12% for concussed college athletes. The long-term effects remain unknown, but interviews with veterans, doctors and researchers indicate that the data appears to be the first to show the real-time impact of heavy caliber weapons on the human nervous system and show immediate effects of blast exposure on bodily functions. "The data from the mortarmen is troubling," said Dr. Hector Davila, one of the doctors who led the research, works at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Florida and is also an Army veteran. "The ANS is an extremely delicate system, and we saw these adverse effects in one day." ANS dysfunction often results from head injuries and can yield symptoms known as dysautonomia, including temperature irregularities, heart rate issues, gastrointestinal problems and headaches. Those symptoms were experienced by former U.S. Army artilleryman Alexander Sabol, who has yet to turn 30 years old. There are nights when Sabol feels as if he's at war with his body -- with uncontrollable sweating that sometimes gets so bad, it'll soak his bed, forcing him to move to his couch to sleep. When that gets drenched, he'll move to the floor. Sabol said his body felt great when he deployed to Iraq in 2016 as a 21-year-old member of the 101st Airborne Division's 1-320th Field Artillery Regiment, operating a M777 155m artillery piece. It's a large gun capable of launching a 100-pound high explosive shell for miles. But during the deployment, which saw Sabol's unit fire more than 6,000 shells in anti-ISIS operations, something changed. Beyond his body's inability to regulate his temperature, Sabol dealt with headaches and mental health concerns that have left him with reduced functioning and impaired his quality of life. Then he started to suffer stomach, heart and breathing issues, too. "There's times where my body will randomly freak out and start going crazy," Sabol said. "It's like I'm having a panic attack even though nothing caused it; my heart will start racing out of nowhere like it's trying to bust through my chest. I've had irritable bowel syndrome since I've come back, too, that hasn't gone away, with intense pain in my abdomen and my chest." Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Stephen Xenakis, a psychiatrist and former Army medical corps officer who was a senior adviser to the Defense Department on neurobehavioral conditions, said the broader effects of blasts yielding symptoms such as Sabol's are becoming clear. "Blast injuries affect the entire body," Xenakis said. "Sensitive sensors in our body maintain system functions, and blasts can harm these at a microscopic level, disrupting signal transmission and negatively impacting cardiovascular health, blood flow and breathing." Sabol wasn't the only one in his unit of just more than a hundred in Iraq to suffer these issues, with over half of his eight-man section alone finding themselves with mental health conditions such as depression and multiple suicide attempts. Others from his deployment are now dead -- some from suicide, others from brain-related medical issues, found after conversations with five other soldiers who served in the unit. Sgt. 1st Class Tyler Chatfield, a soldier from Sabol's unit, experienced similar heart attack-like symptoms before he died by suicide in 2017, while Sgt. 1st Class Joshua James, another of Sabol's friends, also had physical issues before his death by suicide; both men had revealed in the conversations with others that their quality of life had been negatively impacted. Sgt. William Schmaltz, another artilleryman in Sabol's unit, suffered a concussion from a blast overpressure event in Iraq that required medical evacuation to Germany during their deployment. On Jan. 10 of this year, Schmaltz died in a hospital in Tennessee at age 33, after suffering complications from a sudden seizure and brain bleed. He was medically retired from the Army in 2018, and those who served with him believed it came from the blast overpressure-related brain injury he suffered in Iraq. "I feel like all those shells we fired in Iraq played a role," Sabol said. "All of us were pretty healthy when we deployed in 2016; these issues are not normal. I feel like something is physically wrong." Until recently, the impact of blasts on the brain was not fully recognized. Reports from and The New York Times have increased public awareness. Congress passed the Blast Overpressure Safety Act, and data shows that military personnel in jobs exposed to blasts, including artillerymen, combat engineers, tankers and mortarmen, have higher suicide rates than those not in those jobs, and their rates are more than 200% higher than the national average. While the link between Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) and higher risks of hypertension, diabetes, stroke and gut health issues, has been established, it hasn't been clear as to exactly how the overpressure causes those symptoms. ANS dysregulation may be part of the answer. Xenakis, the former Army Medical Corps officer, said he tried to convince the Defense Department about the broad threat of injuries from blasts starting in the early 2000s, but he couldn't make any progress. For him, the DoD missed ample opportunity to delve deeper into the symptoms service members and veterans such as Sabol are reporting. "We should have moved beyond just neurocognitive tests and start conducting full autopsies and assessments of those exposed to blast," Xenakis said. "We need to stop separating these symptoms from each other." The field of ANS science is rapidly evolving, with questions remaining around just how this disruption occurs. One common method to measure ANS function is to use heart rate variability tools with electrocardiogram (ECG) readings, which has been done with athletes, COVID-19 patients and military parachutists. The DoD's Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence has shown interest in using HRV tools to better understand TBIs. In November, a U.S. Army mortar unit was evaluated using the Warfighter Monitor; small device worn on the arm that looks akin to a fitness band, and is placed at the end of a service member's T-shirt. Data was compared to previous research using the monitor on college athletes' recovery, military aviators and FDA-approved COVID monitoring devices. Baseline measurements were taken before training, and other measures were taken immediately after and a day later, revealing large-scale ANS dysregulation. Taking the additional step of measuring the air quality around the weapons, the Warfighter Monitor team also found that the air became extremely toxic. Currently, the DoD mostly utilizes blast gauge devices to monitor how much overpressure service members are exposed to; those instruments don't track how troops' bodies are responding when this exposure occurs, although there is new research being conducted on blood biomarkers. "By looking at just the blast, we're not getting the full picture of the human body," said Dr. Howard Wittels, chief of anesthesiology at Mount Sinai Hospital and the other lead scientist on the research. "It's like looking [at] how punches damage the body by just looking at punch power, without thinking about what's happening internally when someone gets hit. What we're seeing here has implications for how the military does in training and what practices they have around exposure." For younger veterans such as Sabol who are reporting issues, it is unclear what long-term ANS dysregulation looks like. The experience of older veterans exposed to blasts may offer clues. Brian Farrell, a retired soldier who served 24 years in the Army, spent most of his career firing mortars. For decades, he has battled a series of puzzling physical symptoms that he now feels are due to blast exposure. "One exercise after firing rounds, there were just days where I was just puking and couldn't eat or walk," Farrell said. "There are times where I would just be walking, and I would just randomly be out of breath or my heart would start racing. This is on top of the headaches which have persisted. One day, you feel like a killing machine, and then your body slowly starts falling apart." Farrell was diagnosed with mild TBI from his exposure to blast overpressure during service. To understand his symptoms, he joined a Facebook group called the Cohort of OverPressured Warfighters, several members of which are attempting to work with Congress and the DoD on solutions for blast overpressure and seek legislation to provide presumptive care for veterans in blast-exposed jobs. Farrell found others with similar medical issues to his own, including gut pain, random heart attack-like symptoms and breathing difficulties. Farrell also knew people he served with who died from medical problems related to the brain, akin to William Schmaltz. "I didn't know so many people were talking about this," said Farrell. "It made me think of how something like the propellants in the mortars could be affecting us." When contacted by military health system officials responded via email that they understand that many common mild TBI and concussion symptoms are likely the result of disruption to the ANS and that "ANS biomarkers may have the potential to demonstrate the continued physiological impacts of concussion despite reported symptom resolution." The officials said that more research is needed to better understand the problem, and such studies are being conducted with academic and federal partners. Such research will take time to do correctly. For veterans and service members like Alexander Sabol, time is of the essence. "Sometimes it all feels so random," said Sabol. "I want to live to an old age." Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Stephen Xenakis' name. Daniel Johnson is a doctoral fellow at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at UNC-Chapel Hill. He was a journalist for the U.S. Army in 2016 in Iraq and has previously written for The New York Times, Washington Post and Slate Magazine.
