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Hailey Elizabeth Funneman, age 22 August 15, 1998 – June 19, 2021 Hailey Elizabeth Funneman, age 22, of Wheeler, Illinois, passed away at 4:04 PM – Saturday, June 19, 2021, near Brownstown, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Hailey’s life will be held at 3:00 PM – Friday, June 25, 2021, at
Congratulations to the 2021 Miss and Jr. Miss Jasper County Fair Queens Alivia Huddleston and Zoey Michl Results from the pageant Jr. Miss Queen-Zoey Michl Jr. Miss 1st Runner Up- Sophia Kidwell Jr. Miss People’s Choice- Abigail Finn Jr. Miss Best Interview-Zoey Michl Queen- Alivia Huddleston 1st runner up- Natalee
Jasper County School Board of Education approved changes to the 2021 – 2022 COVID protocols at the June 22, 2021 School Board Meeting. The following is the plan to start the upcoming school year. Schedule –Regular school day, same schedule as pre‐pandemic Remote learning – No remote learning to be
Chasing Da Vinci performed at the 150th Jasper County Fair on Sunday, June 20th. From their about page Chasing DaVinci is an Alternative-Pop band made up of multi-instrumentalist siblings, Jeddi, Jessi, Sophi and Siah Smith. With harmonies that can only be heard in shared DNA, the band merges old
Leona Marie (Kocher) Schafer, age 69 December 15, 1951 – June 10, 2021 Leona Marie (Kocher) Schafer, age 69, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 4:49 AM – Thursday, June 10, 2021, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Leona’s life will be held at 10:30
The Jasper County Fair annual Talent Show was held on Sunday, June 20th. The winners of the talent show were Brinlyn Beam winning the Junior Division. In the senior division Andrew Tarr placed second and Virgil Jansen placed first. The winners will compete in the State Fair Talent show in
The carnival rides for the Jasper County Fair open tonight and will run through Saturday evening. When entering the fair, you will pay $5 and then in the floral hall you will be able to receive your armband for the rides. The rides will be open from 6 pm to
Award Title Donor Recepient RABBIT SHOW Champion Buck Purebred Bob & LaRae Nethery Ella Radke Reserve Champion Buck Purebred Friends of 4-H Kaylee Schuppert Champion Doe Purebred Friends of 4-H Nicholas Shamhart Reserve Champion Doe Purebred Friends of 4-H Blake Bierman Champion Buck Crossbred Nethery Farms Xavier Fritts Reserve Champion
The new Jasper County 4-H Junior Livestock building was dedicated Sunday afternoon to Larry Casey. Larry’s wife, Jane, along with many family members visited the new building for the dedication event. The new 4-H building has been in full use during the 2021 fair and is currently full of animals
The 2021 Poultry Show was held on Sunday, June 20th in the Newton Larry Casey Junior Livestock Building. The building was dedicated to Larry Casey between the poultry and rabbit shows. POULTRY SHOW Champion Chicken Market Pen-Broiler Farm Credit Services Evan Johnson Reserve Champion Chicken Market Pen-Broiler Friends of 4-H