Monthly Archives: July 2017
Fair winding down for 4-H’er
Today I didn't have to be at the fair till 3 so me and my dad loaded up our breeding pigs and sold them.
When...
Unemployment rate takes a dive down
Jackson County's unemployment rate of 2.6 percent in June was down from 3.9 percent during the same month a year earlier, according to the...
June Bug Boutique to benefit hospital guild
A June Bug Boutique to benefit the Schneck Medical Center Guild will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today in the patient lobby...
Clearspring School planning reunion
The 66th annual Clearspring School reunion will be Aug. 27 at Brownstown Elementary School, 612 S. Base Road.
Doors open at 11 a.m., and the...
Ice cream social planned at Big Oaks
An old-fashioned ice cream social is planned for 5 p.m Aug. 7 at Big Oaks Conservation Society and Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge.
The event...
Library offering book discussion groups
Jackson County Public Library book discussion groups plan to gather to discuss book themes, writing styles, characters and more in August at the Seymour,...
On the menu: Pork burger sale
The Jackson County History Center will conduct a pork burger sale starting at 10 a.m. Friday at the livery barn at Walnut and Sugar...
Steeped in history: Auction a mainstay of 4-H fair for 64 years
The crowning of Brycelyn Ruddick of Brownstown as the Jackson County Fair queen on the first day of this year’s fair continued a tradition...
Bringing the Thunder: Fair queen’s stepfather gets win of his own
For The Tribune
BROWNSTOWN
When Brycelyn Ruddick was crowned Jackson County Fair queen on opening night of this year’s fair, her stepfather, Jason Hehman, knew the...
4-H’ers take projects to catwalk for revue
BROWNSTOWN
Some Jackson County 4-H'ers had the chance to strut their stuff — and their handmade clothing — Tuesday on the grandstand stage and catwalk...