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Tuesday at the fair
Jay County Fair activities Tuesday included the 3 Bar J Rodeo at the grandstand, the opening of rides and other carnival attractions and the dairy and meat goat shows.
Minor softball results
Pictured above is the Portland Junior League Minor softball regular-season and tournament winner The Rock Church. Below is Portland Junior League Minor softball league award winners. From left to right is Rookie of the Year winner Emme Theurer, Miss Softball winner Eliana Wiggins and Sportsmanship award winner Devynn Thobe. (Photos …
Cow kiss
Cade Muhlenkamp, 9, gets a kiss on the wrist from his cow during the dairy beef and feeder show Monday at Jay County Fair. Activities at the fair Wednesday include Cincinnatus League's senior citizen recognition program, the sheep show, a Veteran's Day program and a truck and tractor pull. (The …
Tourney winner
After finishing as the runner-up in the regular season, PG14 won the Portland Junior League Willie Mays baseball tournament. They beat regular-season champion Display Craft to take the championship game. (Photo provided)
Shows, straw races and a derby
It was a busy opening weekend of the Jay County Fair with 4-H livestock shows, a demolition derby, figure 8 racing, straw racing and a variety of other activities. Pictured above, Cash VanSkyock, 9 months old, and her mother Tessa VanSkyock sit in front of the audience and judges Saturday …
Mays awards
Portland Junior League Willie Mays baseball award winners this year were Koda Johnson, Rookie of the Year; Ryker Price, Mr. Baseball; and Beckham Hough, Sportsmanship Award.
Marshal Bryant
Glen Bryant of Portland waves while representing Jay County Korean War veterans as the grand marshals of Thursday's Jay County 4th of July parade.
Class of 1964
Portland High School’s Class of 1964 hosted its 60th reunion June 22. Pictured above, front row from left, are Janet Resler, Sandy Evans, Sheila Takets, Pam Hart, Carolyn Bush, Susan Sommers, Cheryl Morehouse, Larry Gibson, Jean Leonhard and Connie Willis. In the back row are Jim Brosher, Jim Schwartz, Bill …
Bale work
Bales are loaded onto a truck late Wednesday morning in a field at the northeast corner of the intersection of Indiana 26 and county road 200 West. Rain was in the forecast for Wednesday afternoon, with thunderstorms possible. The outlook is clear for the start of the Jay County Fair …
Air at the fair
A competitor soars through the air during the autocross event July 9, 2023, during the Jay County Fair. Wednesday's newspaper includes our 2024 Jay County Fair preview special section. The fair, which begins Saturday, includes two demolition derbies, 4-H livestock shows, rides and the Flo Rida concert at 8 p.m. …
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