Enrollment for 2016 Dairy Margin Protection Program began July 1
It is time for dairy farmers to enroll in Margin Protection Program for coverage in 2016. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm...
Grandma enjoys fair with grandkids
You’d think I’d have had enough after a full week at the Shelby County Fair. Not so! I made arrangements to take our three...
Only hitches at the fair were on the trailers
SIDNEY – The 2015 Shelby County Fair has come to a close.Shelby County Fair Director Jerry Schaffner said the people who attended had a...
Going once … going twice … sold!
SIDNEY – The bids were coming fast Saturday morning as the sheep, cattle and goats were sold during the Junior Fair livestock sale at...
August is ‘tree check month’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A stroll in the park. The backyard barbeque. Hiking in the woods. Dusting off the tree swing. Summer outdoor activities offer...
10th company enters cooperative interstate shipment program
REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) today announced that Just Natural Provision Company, Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio will become the state’s 10th...
Another fair has come to an end
Well, the county fair’s over for another year. As of this writing, things had gone OK, except for the heat! Tuesday and Wednesday were...
What’s its name?
SIDNEY – What’s its name?At the Shelby County Fair, that’s a hard question to answer half the time.When stepping into the animal barns at...
Shelby County Fair Girl Scout results
The ArtsAvery Bergman, daisy, T-shirt Headbands, Best of ClassBrooklyn Fortkamp, brownie, Melting Crayons Canvas, Best of ClassCora Hernandez, junior, Straight Pin String Art, Best...
Local students win ‘Agriculture is Cool’ contest
COLUMBUS — Two local students know first hand that “Agriculture is Cool.”Jessie Abke, 11, daughter of Chris and Hope Abke, of Sidney, and Owen...
