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All school reunion scheduled for 2023

Reservations come in weekly for the 2023 Columbus All School Reunion. The CCCHS, CCRHS and CUHS All School Reunion is scheduled for June 30, July 1 and 2, 2023, to be held at the State Theatre Event Center in Columbus. Has your class sent out information to your classmates?
Steven Bankey with the Flatlanders will perform Friday night

Steven Bankey with the Flatlanders will perform Friday night

Steven Bankey with the Flatlanders will perform Friday night

Steven Bankey and The Flatlander’s is a red dirt country band out of Kansas City, Mo. They will hit the bandstand Friday of Fair Week. Heavily influenced by the grassroots country music movement originating in southern parts of Texas and Oklahoma.
Local food choices abound at Cherokee County Fair

Local food choices abound at Cherokee County Fair

Local food choices abound at Cherokee County Fair

Some folks go to the fair for the carnival rides, some to look over the livestock, and some just to visit with friends and neighbors. But, everyone goes to the Cherokee County Fair for one thing. The Food. There is something extra special about the food served at the fair.

Five active 4-H clubs in Cherokee County

Cherokee County has five community clubs at the present time. Shamrock was chartered in 1947. Current leaders of the club are Michele Hamilton and Scott Pritchett. Spring Valley Sparklers was chartered in 1948 and their leaders are Raven Elmore, Ragena Duling and Josie Welch.
Judges have important role during County Fair

Judges have important role during County Fair

Judges have important role during County Fair

Are you entering something at the County Fair this year? Over thirty individuals will be taking their time to evaluate the exhibits - from llamas to livestock, cookies to canning, geology to garden, and many other categories in between.
Learning to improve skills comes through judging process

Learning to improve skills comes through judging process

Learning to improve skills comes through judging process

One of the purposes of the fair is to show others your mastery of project skills and to learn how to improve those skills for the future. This is often accomplished thru the judging process. Judges are people who are knowledgeable about a particular project area.
Swine show reminds fairgoers pork was most popular meat

Swine show reminds fairgoers pork was most popular meat

Swine show reminds fairgoers pork was most popular meat

The 4-H and Open Swine show will kick off the judging Wednesday of Fair Week, the pigs being first in the arena might coincide because pork was the most popular meat found on the pioneer farm table. Meat, not bread was the staff of life for Frontier farmers.