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Award Title Donor Recepient Champion Sr. Master Showmanship Crutcher Livestock Shawn Crutcher Reserve Sr. Master Showmanship Crutcher Livestock Trevor Crutcher Champion Jr. Master Showmanship Crutcher Livestock Weston Goebel Reserve Jr. Master Showmanship Crutcher Livestock Blake Bierman
On July 9, 2023, Plainfield Church will host the 20th Annual Car Show at the Plainfield Church in Rose Hill. Registration is from 9 am to noon with church service at 10 am. The awards will be at 2 pm. $20 entry fee per vehicle and all vehicles are welcome.
H.O.P.E. Food Pantry in Hidalgo will be open Saturday July 8, 2023 for a bagged drive thru 8:00–10:00 am for Cumberland & Jasper Counties only. Jasper County clients at 8am and Cumberland at 9am. Masks optional. No restrooms and must stay in your vehicle. Be sure to have space in
Alice Bell (Spencer) Marrs, age 87, of Rose Hill, Illinois, passed on from this earthly lifeon June 30th, 2023. Alice was born in Jasper County on April 17th, 1936, the daughter of Denzeland Dorothy (Parcel) Spencer. She grew up in Clark and Jasper Counties and graduated fromCasey High School. Funeral Services
St. Thomas presents their 11th annual duck race on Sunday, August 20 at 11 am at the Newton Aquatic Center. See below for full information. If your business is interested in sponsoring this event, feel free to contact Mrs. Jill Bierman, principal at St. Thomas, at 618-783-3517.
Aria Grochowsky, infant daughter of Jake Grochowsky and Ashley Blair Grochowsky, has been diagnosed with Critical Aortic Valve Stenosis with Left Ventricle Fibrosis at 35 weeks gestation. Aria made her early appearance on 5/22/23 at 10:53 AM. At her birth, it became apparent there were more complications with her heart
Photos by Alex Osborne and Mindy Hartke Department Q1 – TRACTOR PULLSection 1 – SANCTIONEDClass 2156 – Light Modified1st Lance DeClerck Stonington, IL2nd Mike Vandeveer Alma, IL3rd Cory Blomberg New Baden, IL4th Curt Micenheimer Taylorville, IL5th Stan Williams Baskett, KY6th John Young Bismarck, IL7th Curt Micenheimer Taylorville, IL8th Dylan Frecking
Department J – AGRICULTURESection 12 – Div #12-GARDEN PROD-LargestClass 706 – Largest-Zucchini1st Elizabeth Roedl Edgewood, ILClass 708 – CHAMPION BEST OF SHOW1st Elizabeth Roedl Edgewood, ILSection 13 – Div#13-GARDEN PRODUCT-QualityClass 710 – Best Head of Lettuce1st Elizabeth Roedl Edgewood, ILClass 715 – Best Yellow Summer Squash1st Elizabeth Roedl Edgewood, ILClass
The Newton Public Library is currently hosting their summer reading program which includes performances each Tuesday (except July 4th which is moved to July 5) at 10:30 am at West End Event Center in Newton. The most recent program was Mad Science and the upcoming program on July 5 is
The 2023 4-H Dairy Show was held on Thursday morning at the Jasper County Fair. See below for full results and a photo gallery. DAIRY SHOW Champion Dairy Feeder Calf Joe & Donna Zerrusen Alivia Bierman Reserve Champion Dairy Feeder Calf Kye Bergbower Champion Sr. Dairy Showmanship Farm Credit Illinois Nick Bierman Reserve Champion