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By: Gavyn Heitman
The Champaign County Fair 2026 Swine festivities continued with the Swine Showmanship contest on Saturday.
Around 9:00 AM, the county’s top junior swine showman presented their projects for their local community to celebrate.
The results of the 2026 Swine... Read More.
By: Gavyn Heitman
The Champaign County Fair’s opening-day festivities concluded Friday evening with one of the fair’s traditional livestock events, the Junior Fair Swine Gilt Show.
Beginning at 6 p.m., junior swine exhibitors showcased their breeding gilt projects, putting their hard... Read More.
A Huntsville man has been indicted by a Union County grand jury on multiple drug, firearm, and evidence-related charges.
Thirty-year-old Brian Whittaker faces six charges, including aggravated possession of drugs, two counts of improperly handling a firearm in a motor... Read More.
Early Saturday morning, Bellefontaine Police arrested 58-year-old Juan Freeman and lodged him in the Logan County Jail.
Freeman is facing charges of tampering with evidence, illegal conveyance of a weapon, and vandalism of a government entity.
Bellefontaine Police said no additional... Read More.
Members of the Willing Workers 4-H Club had an outstanding showing at the Ohio State Fair, earning some of the highest honors in Ohio's sewing and quilting competitions.
The club had 16 projects selected to represent Logan County at the... Read More.
For the Love of Everything 4H Club had an amazing day at the Pygmy Goat Show on the first day of the Champaign County fair.
The club had many 1st and 2nd place class winners.
Club Member Banner Wins are as... Read More.
Saturday marks the second day of the 185th Champaign County Fair, bringing a full schedule of livestock shows, exhibits, family activities, and one of the week's biggest grandstand events.
The day begins at 8 a.m. in the Woodruff Show Arena... Read More.
Local Sports
Local high school golf teams were busy on the course Friday, with several area squads competing in conference and regular-season matches. Bellefontaine continued its strong recent stretch with its best team score of the season, while Indian Lake and... Read More.
Mechanicsburg continued its strong start to the boys golf season Thursday, winning a tri-match at Woodland Golf Club with a team score of 164, finishing ahead of West Liberty-Salem (194) and Triad (203). The nine-hole matchup between Mechanicsburg and... Read More.
The Indian Lake Lakers opened the 2026 girls golf season Thursday morning at the Versailles Lady Tiger Tee Invitational, finishing eighth in a competitive 12-team field at Stillwater Valley Golf Club.
Indian Lake posted a team score of 430 over... Read More.
The 2026 golf season continued Wednesday as area teams competed in the Champaign County Invitational at Woodland Golf Club, with Mechanicsburg claiming the boys team championship and the Lady Indians capturing the girls title.
In the boys 18-hole competition, Mechanicsburg... Read More.
The area's boys golf teams gathered Wednesday morning at Liberty Hills Golf Club for the 29th Ryan Reynolds Memorial Invitational, with Bellefontaine leading the local field by placing third in the annual 18-hole event.
The Chieftains posted a team score... Read More.
