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Christian County Fair Races In Taylorville, IL Return July 17
The 2024 Christian County Agricultural Fair opens Tuesday July 16 and runs through July 20, but it’s Wednesday, July 17 that racing fans have marked on their schedules as three divisions of racing return to the 1/5-mile dirt oval. The Taylorville, IL fair put racing back on the schedule in 2014, much to the delight of racers and fans in the area. The event is promoted by Track Enterprises of Macon, IL.
Flying the friendly skies
CHRISTIAN COUNTY — The crop dusting plane has been making its rounds in rural Christian County the last couple of weeks. It was spotted in the skies in Palmer, Ill. early Wednesday afternoon. Crop dusting has been happening since the early 1930’s in an effort to kill harmful insects that may endanger crops.
Upcoming From Farm To Table Program with the Master Gardeners
The Master Gardners in Christian County are preparing and promoting an upcoming event at Davis Memorial Christian Church, touring the community garden and gaining education on native plants. The From Garden to Table program is coming to Davis Memorial on Wednesday, July 24th from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Master Gardener...
100th year celebration of the Christian County Fair Taylorville
TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — It’s the 100th year celebration of the Christian County Fair Taylorville, IL. From Christian County Agricultural Fair Taylorville:. Rodney Atkins with Allie Colleen Fridayb730pm 19th. Demo Derby sat Julyn20th 13k n purse. Stock Car race Wed July 17th. ITPA Tractor Pull ath July 18th.
Small Town Taylorville Membership Opportunities and More
Small Town Taylorville has recently converted to a private organization but with the same mission, to put the power back into the hands of local businesses through broad marketing and advertising campaigns. Membership tiers allow business owners to have their products and services advertised on the STT website, paper maps given out at local stores, social media posts, and more awareness opportunities.
Illinois State Representative Honors Farmer at Recent Field Day
Illinois State Representative Brad Halbrook participated in the 2024 Dudley Smith Farm Field Day at the Dudley Smith Initiative Farm in Christian County, a 228-acre research site focused on advancing Illinois agriculture. The event featured discussions on cover crops, soil testing, agronomy research, and farm-to-plate operations. A special highlight was...
Area Arrests And Accidents 07/05/24
The Christian County Sheriff's Office reported the following to Regional Radio News;. William Nelson, 60, of Taylorville stated he was going East near 1533 E 1000 North RD when he struck a deer that entered the highway.
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