The Indiana State Fair named seven 4-H livestock exhibitors champion at tonight’s Grand Champion 4-H Drive in the Fairgrounds Coliseum. The best of the best came together from different breeds, classes and weights to be in the running for champion. Animals were judged in the following categories: breeding gilts, market barrows, market lambs, meat goat […]
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Muncie Central wins State Fair Band Day!
For the first time in four years, a band other than Winchester Community High School has won the Musical Travel Consultants Indiana State Fair Band Day competition. The Spirit of Muncie Band and Guard, newly formed after the consolidation of the Muncie Central and Muncie Southside High Schools, can call itself State Fair champions. The […]
2014 Indiana State Fair Band Day Sweet 16
After a long morning of competition, only 16 bands remain in the hopes of becoming the winner of the 2014 Music Travel Consultants Indiana State Fair Band Day tonight. The highest scoring of the 40 bands that performed during preliminaries at 9 a.m. this morning will move on to the final competition at the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand. […]
2014 “World’s Largest Hog”: 1,007 pound Spotosaurus Rex
Two-and-a-half years ago David Lamb purchased a 10 pound hog that is not so little anymore. Spotosaurus Rex weighed in at 1,007 pounds tonight to claim the title of World’s Largest Male Hog at the Indiana State Fair. The hog belongs to the Woodward and Lamb families from Carroll County. “We feed him 25 to […]
Heritage Days at Spring Mill State Park, Aug. 2-3
Spring Mill State Park invites everyone to Heritage Days, Aug. 2-3. On Saturday, Aug. 2 we are featuring the music of Donna and Wes Griffin. Come to the Pioneer Village from 1 to 3 p.m. and listen as they play traditional music on the Upper Residence lawn. Donna plays mountain and hammered dulcimers, and concertina. […]