By: Asia Brubaker On April 5th, Fairview FFA held its 64th annual member recognition banquet. The FFA banquet was a heartfelt celebration honoring students’ accomplishments inside and outside the classroom. Seniors had the opportunity to bid farewell to their chapter while being recognized for their remarkable contributions over the years. New officers were installed, expressing…
By: Leetim Crites, DHI Media 4-H Writer On April 12th the countryside Kids held their monthly meeting. Deklyn called the meeting to order. Axel said the pledge of Allegiance. Emma White arranged a zoom meeting with Charlie Jones about sports and nutrition. There were many members who did their demonstrations for the fair. Levi had…
The Defiance County Junior Fair Board is hosting its 5th Annual Craft and Vendor Show on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Defiance County Fairgrounds in Hicksville, Ohio. Please enter at the Maple Street Livestock Gate down from McDonald’s. There are over 45 crafters and vendors registered. The Defiance…
By: Vivienne Myers, Paulding FFA Reporter On Saturday, April 6th, 2025 the Paulding FFA chapter held its 98th Annual FFA Banquet. Several people attended the banquet including community, alumni, and staff members. There were 375 people who attended the banquet. The theme for this year’s banquet was “Country Roads take me Home.” Several awards were…
February Meeting Wrap Up By: Bradyn Miller The Happy Bunch 4-H Club had a meeting on February 11 at 4:30 p.m at the Youth Leadership Building. The meeting was called to order by Zoey Manz. Then Duke Wiesehan led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Trevor Manz led the 4-H Pledge. Then the clover buds were…
By: Addison Hunt, Paulding FFA Reporter In honor of National Ag Day which was March 19th, the Paulding FFA held their annual Tractor Drive-in Day and Parade to celebrate on Friday, March 21st. We had 18 members drive their tractors to school including Johnny Lipps, Anna Clemens, Makenna Dunham, Jalyn Klopfenstein, Nick Hatcher, Grady Barton,…
By: Leetim Crites On March 15, the Countryside kids had there meeting at the fairgrounds. Deklyn Schweinsberg started our meeting off by saying the pledge of allegiance and the 4-H pledge. Then, we started to do our demonstrations, since we have to complete them for fair. Next, we called Lisa Bashford who specializes in teaching…
By: Addison Hunt, Paulding FFA Reporter February 18th-21st, the Paulding FFA Chapter celebrated National FFA Week by having many events throughout the district. During this week, every day was a dress-up day for high school and this year we included the elementary schools and the middle school, which was a huge success. When students entered…
The Old School Garden Tractor Pullers out of Farmer Ohio recently held their Appreciation Banquet at The Crystal Fountain Park in Sherwood, Ohio. The Club raised funds this year at the annual Pull for a Cure in the amount of $4500.00. The club donated this on behave of 8 local FFA chapters to 5 counties…
In the small community of Broughton, Ohio, a downtown business looms large and continues to grow. Nutri-Plus Fertilizer is a family-owned, local based company, that provides many agriculture services and allows the opportunity for their customers and growers to be good stewards of the land. Nutri Plus is a trusted provider of high-quality agricultural…
The Fairview FFA kicked off its yearly FFA week and Pancake Breakfast. Throughout the week, the members had dress-up days and fun activities in class. On Monday, the members didn’t have school, so they did an online activity where they posted a picture with their animals and tagged the FFA Instagram. For Tuesday, the members…
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry is urging Ohioans to follow the state’s outdoor burning regulations and to take precautions if they plan to burn debris this spring. Ohio law dictates that most outdoor burning is prohibited in unincorporated areas from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. March through May. “Each spring,…
Written by: Bradyn Miller The Happy Bunch 4-H group had a meeting on December 10, 2024 at 4:30 at the youth leadership building. It started off with the 4-H pledge and the Pledge of Allegiance. Everett Wilhelm led the 4-H pledge and Trevor Manz led the Pledge of Allegiance. Following the pledges we did roll…
