As part of the state’s Return Strong efforts to help Missourians skill up and get back to work, the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development is hosting two virtual job fairs. The first job fair will be this Wednesday, July 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; the second will take place Wednesday, […]
A premium sale has been added to the livestock events for the North Central Missouri Fair in Trenton. The auction is scheduled for Sunday, August 2nd starting at 6 o’clock in the evening. Approximately 22 Grundy County exhibitors, representing 4-H and FFA, will lead one animal each into the show ring of the fairgrounds livestock […]
Results have been announced from the Breeding Swine Show at the Livingston County Fair of Chillicothe. The overall supreme boar, overall reserve supreme boar, and overall supreme breeding gilt belonged to Kaylee Lewis. Riggin Isaacs showed the overall reserve supreme breeding gilt. Junior showmanship for ages eight to 11 went to Riggin Isaacs. Intermediate showmanship […]
The Missouri State Fair will feature the outdoor youth livestock showings, but the other traditional activities have been called off, because of COVID-19 safety concerns from vendors, guests, and state agricultural officials. The event runs August 13 through August 23, 2020, in Sedalia. In 2019, a total of 337,112 individuals attended the fair. Youth livestock […]
Results have been announced from the Sheep and Goat Show at the Mercer County Fair of Princeton. For the sheep, the grand champion ram was shown by Wyatt Vogel of Lineville, Iowa. The reserve champion was shown by Ayra Meeker of Laredo. The grand champion ewe belonged to Hayley Whittington of Lucerne, and the reserve […]
The Poultry Show results have been announced from the Mercer County Fair of Princeton. The best in show large fowl was shown by Lance Jacobs of Eagleville, and the reserve best in show large fowl was shown by Hannah Bruse of Princeton. Hannah Bruse also had the best in show bantam, reserve best in show […]
The results have been announced from the Swine Show at the Mercer County Fair in Princeton. The grand champion boar was shown by Jesse Huber-Bethard of Trenton, and the reserve champion belonged to Dolan Huber-Bethard of Trenton. The grand champion gilt belonged to Judd Henke of Princeton, and the reserve champion belonged to Avery Wolfe […]
Four youth representing 4-H Clubs have been selected as royalty for the Mercer County Fair in Princeton. The announcement came Wednesday night. King is Ethan Blackburn from Northern Lights 4-H Club. Queen is Gracie Rogers also from Northern Lights 4-H Club. The Prince is Andrew Campbell from the Mid River 4-H Club. The Princess is […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports it received notification of another positive case of COVID-19. That brings the number of cases for Livingston County to 26. The individual is symptomatic and will isolate at home. Close contacts have been notified. The Livingston County Health Center’s count now only reflects county residents who have tested positive […]
There were over 80 entries for the showing of goats and sheep at the Sullivan County Fair in Milan. With goat show results, here’s Ali McCulley: McCulley continues with results of the sheep show held Thursday evening: KTTN will announce the results of various competitions held at the Sullivan County Fair […]
The Mercer County Health Department will sponsor an ATV safety course at the Mercer County Fair in Princeton. The course for youth riders will be July 18th from 10 o’clock to noon by appointment only. Each child must wear a long sleeve shirt, pants, boots that cover the ankle, and gloves. ATVs will be provided. […]
An astonishing photo featuring a rural Missouri barn standing strong following a storm is the Best in Show for the 2020 Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest, hosted by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. The photograph, submitted by Christine Peper of Jefferson City, Mo., was chosen from nearly 1,000 photos submitted by amateur photographers from […]
