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Gearing up for the Farmington Fair

FARMINGTON — Tractor batteries are charged, the grass is trimmed, historic displays are dusted and buildings are cleaned. It has taken months of dedicated work but organizers of the weeklong 178th annual Farmington Fair are ready to welcome fairgoers. The exhibition takes place Sunday, Sept 16, through Saturday, Sept. 22, with all of the usual displays, […]

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Months of prep and now it’s fair time!

FARMINGTON — Tractor batteries are charged, the grass is trimmed, historic displays are dusted and buildings are cleaned. It has taken months of dedicated work but organizers of the week-long 178th annual Farmington Fair are ready to welcome fair-goers. The exhibition takes place Sunday, Sept 16 through Saturday, Sept. 22 with all the usual displays, animal […]

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Jupiter Night at observatory PARIS — The Twitchell Observatory will point toward Jupiter during the next Open Observatory night from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday, May 4.  If skies are clear, visitors will see the shadow of Jupiter’s moon, Io, move across the face of the planet. Those who arrive before 9 p.m. will see Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. The […]

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April Fool’s Fun Ski Race PARIS — A Senior Project Fundraiser Race is set for this Saturday, April 1, at Mt. Abram in Greenwood, beginning at 9 a.m. Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School seniors McKinley Murphy and Ryland VanDecker have planned the event for their senior project. All proceeds will go to the OHCHS Alpine […]

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Society seeks World War I information JAY — As the country marks the 100th anniversary of U.S. involvement in World War I, the Jay Historical Society wishes to honor all those who served. The society suspects that many local families in the area have knowledge of ancestors whose efforts, in the service or on the homefront, […]