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Brinker named showman of showmen at the Coshocton County Fair

Brinker named showman of showmen at the Coshocton County Fair

| October 5, 2023

Every year, the youth who are named top showman of their animal class compete to see who will be named showman of showmen at the county fair. This year, the contest was held on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The show began in Hunter Arena with all of the youth showing their skills at handling llama, horses […]

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Heller enjoys judging lamb lead classes

Heller enjoys judging lamb lead classes

| October 5, 2023

Tuesday evening Oct. 3, at the Coshocton County Fair lamb lead classes were held in the junior fair arena This event has gone on for many years. It is boys and girls showing their ability to lead and control their lambs as well as a fashion show of sorts wearing an outfit made primarily of […]

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Llama show held at county fair

Llama show held at county fair

| October 2, 2023

4-H kids were showing their llama projects at the junior fair on Sunday morning, Oct. 1 in Hunter Arena at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds. They learn proper care for their animal, the anatomy, health, maintenance, training and how to show their llama. Ten year old Clayton Snyder, along with his Llama Moe is a member […]

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Volunteers enjoy helping at All Abilities Camp

| September 29, 2023

This was the second year for the All Abilities Camp at Kids America, which was held Sept. 25 and sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. “A couple of years ago FCA as a global organization, just felt led to reach some people that were missing, because our mission and our goal is to reach […]

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Coshocton Pickleball Club holds family event

| September 28, 2023

To help introduce the sport of pickleball to families, the Coshocton Pickleball Club held a family event on Sept. 24 at Kids America. Rachael McCreery, pickleball director at Kids America, said, “The event focused on bringing families together to learn how to play and to see how much fun they could have together playing.” McCreery […]

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4-H displays show interests of club members

| September 28, 2023

Walking through the 4-H displays in the youth building at the Coshocton County Fair this year visitors can see a wide variety of projects ranging from livestock to welding, food, sewing projects, anything is possible. This is the opportunity for 4-H members to show their hard work over the past year. Area clubs were busy […]

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Volunteers help transform Clary Gardens for fall

Volunteers help transform Clary Gardens for fall

| September 25, 2023

Clary Gardens held Mumapalooza, an event designed to get the gardens ready for a colorful autumn season. “We pull the annuals and replace them with fall flowers,” Dawn Adams said. “Mumapalooza is ear catching and if you read the word, it is eye catching too. There are over 100 mums here and over 100 pots […]

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Employment expo highlighted wide variety of jobs

| September 11, 2023

Ohio Means Jobs hosted an Employment Expo on Sept. 7 at Lake Park Pavilion with 45 employers offering a wide variety of jobs. Ohio Means Jobs representatives were walking around and at the registration table for those needing help or looking for a specific company. “We can direct them right where to go,” said Shanna […]

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