Fair participants, animals try to keep their cool at the Mercer County Fair
By Nancy Allen
With sweat running down his face, 14-year-old Zach Guggenbiller strained with the entire might of his 85-pound body to get the 1,600-pound cow to stay still in the show ring.
But the fidgety cow swung around and walked out of the lineup before ringman Carl Harting stepped in to help. [More]
Helicopter rides are grounded at the Mercer County Fair after fair officials could not come to an agreement with horse owners about where the chopper could take off and land without disturbing the animals.
A woman also was slightly injured Tuesday evening by a runaway cow, one of the 20 midway rides failed an inspection and oppressive heat continues, Fair Manager Scott Riffle reported this morning. [More]
ST. MARYS - Purchase of land was a topic of a 60-plus minute executive session at Wednesday's school board of education meeting, but no action was taken. So community speculation continues as to where a new St. Marys school complex could be located.
The deadline gets closer but no candidates have yet filed for many Auglaize County local government offices up for Nov. 6 election, according to information provided this week by the Auglaize County Board of Elections.
Rockford Village Council members on Tuesday approved a petition from Dublin Township residents Tom and Barbara Rogers to have 75 acres of land on Rockford West Road annexed to the village.
NEW BREMEN - Parents at New Bremen have a right to know what kind of philosophy their child's coaches use.
A new flyer intended to promote healthy communication between coaches and parents will be distributed by the athletic department to all student athletes' parents this year.
Eleven races will jump start the harness racing program at the Mercer County Fair tomorrow night. A Sunday 1:30 p.m. matinee will sandwich the two evening sessions on Friday and Monday at 7 p.m.
