GOVERNMENT

(OLNEY) The 167th annual Richland County Fair will start today in the Olney City Park and run through all of next week. The fair’s junior & 4-H general projects will be submitted today and the Farm Bureau Young Leaders having their Pedal Tractor Pull this afternoon with registration at 2:00 and pedaling at 3:00. The first of eight grandstand events will be tonight with the Truck Pulls at 7:00. Then tomorrow morning it’s the Youth Tractor Driving Contest at 9:00 and the popular Tractor Pulls Saturday night at 7:00. The 4-H Horse Show is at 8:00 Sunday morning, the Family Fun Day with blowups and more is Sunday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00, and Gospel Music at the Park Bandshell Sunday night at 7:00. The Ag Experience is next Monday from 4:00 to 7:00 and the Queen Pageant Monday night at 7:00 with reserved seating and all the other remaining grandstand event each night through next Saturday. All tickets for grandstand events at $15 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and under. The livestock & 4-H shows all next week with the 4-H Master Showmanship next Thursday morning at 8:00 and the 4-H Livestock Auction Thursday afternoon at 3:00, plus carnival rides next Tuesday through Friday and all the great fair concessions every day and night. Learn more on the richlandcountyfair.org website or check the page on Facebook.

(OLNEY) The Richland County School Board of Education had its regular monthly meeting for July last night in Olney. The Board : approved the June financial report with the bill listing worth $1,660,216 : approved the Tax Abatement resolution with the Olney/Richland/ Newton/Jasper Enterprise Zone : approved a Student Cell Phone Policy for the High School & Middle School : approved two food service bids for the 2024-2025 school year – to Prairie Farms for dairy products & to Wabash Food Service for bakery, food, & kitchen supplies : approved the District’s Educational Support Handbook for the new school year : heard an update on the District’s summer maintenance projects : reviewed the 21st CCLC Statewide Annual Evaluation for 2023-2024 : noted that student registration in the District continues through next Monday : and in personel – accepted resignations from RCMS Special Ed Teacher Alicia Henning, from Bus Driver Zach Buchanan, and from RCES Custodian Becky Kocher – employed Michelle Robinson & Dana Watson as RCES Custodians, Gavin Lathrop & Randall Thomas as RCHS Custodians, and Madilyn Brinkley as a Pre-K Teacher effective January 6th, 2025 – and approved extra-curricular assignments for Tanner Piercefield as RCHS Girls Volleyball Freshman Coach and for Tristen Morris & Mike Gilreath as shared 50/50 RCHS Assistant Football Coaches : the Board’s next regular meeting is August 15th.

(STRINGTOWN) The Annual Stringtown Picnic is this coming Sunday, running from 11:00 to 6:00, at the air-conditioned St. Joseph Parish Center. The all-you-can-eat smorgasbord meal with include beef, ham, homemade noodles, and much more with serving from 11:00 to 2:00 and carryouts available. Tickets are $13.00 for adults, $5.00 for children ages 5 to 10, and free for children ages 4 and under. Also a basket stand, bingo, various raffles, kids games, a beer garden, live music, inflatables, and other food like pork burgers, brats, ice cream, & more. All ages are welcome out to the Stringtown Picnic this coming Sunday, northeast of Olney.