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Ryan Renner, second from right, graduate of Lincolnview High School and Vantage Career Center; and Ella Davis of Lincolnview High School, second from left, were crowned Jr. Fair King and Queen at the Celebration Sunday Event on Sunday at the Marsh Foundation. Their court, which consists of Steven Smith and Briann Scudder, as their runner- up King and Queen, will reign over the Van Wert County Fair set for Aug. 27-Sept. 2. Species and Project Prince and Princesses were also crowned during the event. They include: Beef Princess Breanna Pohlman,Dairy Princess Eliza Leiendecker Dairy Feeder Princess Gracie Schaadt, Equine Princess Alexis Hoaglin, Goat Princess Delana Rank, Poultry Princess Hailey Logan, Poultry Prince Korbyn Huse, Project Princess Grace Spieles, Rabbit Princess Cassidy Rank, Sheep Princess Alli Thatcher, Swine Princess Ellie Mueller and Swine Prince Aiden Kroeger. (Photo submitted)

VAN WERT—The Van Wert Area Community Concert Band will perform at the 2024 Van Wert County Fair in the entertainment tent at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, August 28th. The program will open with the playing of the National Anthem.

Every third weekend in August, the rural community of Fort Jennings, Ohio swells from a population of 500 to several thousand people who gather to celebrate our military history and our veterans. This three day event features unique exhibits from all over the United States This year’s feature display will be the GoldStars Tribute Wall TM. This traveling monument is dedicated to remembering the sacrifice of our fallen Veterans. On this wall, you will find seven-thousand stars, each with an individual name, each representing those who were killed while serving in Desert Storm, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

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DELPHOS — While Delphos Assistant Police Chief Administrative Sgt. Greg Foust always admired police officers as a child, he didn’t take a direct path to becoming one. Foust attended Elida High School as well as Apollo Career Center in his junior and senior year, where he was taught the trade of autobody repair.

INFORMATION SUBMITTED VAN WERT COUNTY — With the 2024 Van Wert County Fair quickly approaching, the Junior Fair Coronation Committee has announced this year’s candidates for King, Queen, Species and Project Prince or Princess, with a record-breaking 22 candidates. All royalty winners will reign over the 168th Van Wert County Fair set to take place Aug.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 16 Mercy Health Day 7 am Gates Open (Admission Charged) - Fair officially opens at 4 pm (5-10 pm) Free trolley pickup - West Parking Lot to gate entrance 7 am - 6 pm Check-in for Jr. Fair Market Hog Exhibits Only - enter Gate 6 - State Rt.

On Saturday, three Vietnam War veterans, Kenneth Bendele, Virgil Dreffs and Don Nelson, will meeti again and fly together in a Huey at Fort Fest 2024. Decades ago, the three men had been involved in the same story of a particular Huey “slick” that had suffered some damage out in the field and then returned back to base for an emergency landing.