Kinda scary, but lotsa fun!
After a few seconds of riding, a wild sheep tosses Montana Benson into the mud during the mutton bustin’ portion of Thursday’s ranch rodeo.
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With a float fully dedicated to the Barn in the USA fair theme, the Better Beef Makers 4-H Club snagged first-place honors in the youth maxi division in the Phillips County Fair parade Saturday, July 25. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Seaboard Foods won in the business division of the parade with its “gettin’ piggy with it” float, featuring Natasha Moreno, Diego Trevizo, Lisa Campbell and Jack Campbell, pictured from left. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Coronavirus can’t rain on Phillips County Fair parade
For six years in a row now, the Better Beef Makers 4-H Club has earned overall champion status in the Phillips County Fair parade, and the club’s 2020 float certainly didn’t disappoint.
RV parks now a permitted use of C-2 properties
A small crowd was once again in attendance at the Holyoke City Council meeting July 21 for a second public hearing regarding an ordinance to add travel trailers and trailer parks as permitted uses
3 crowned Little Miss Royalty
Phillips County Fair Lady-in-Waiting Josie Schlachter, at left, and Princess Megan Walker, at right, are joined by three Little Miss Royalty representatives, from left, Austynn Schlachter, age 5, C
Grand Champion round robin showmanship winners at the 2020 Phillips County Fair are pictured from left, Kylee Workman, senior division; Lucinda Mares, intermediate; and Paige Oliver, junior. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Overall general 4-H project award winners from the 2020 Phillips County Fair are pictured from left, Lauren Bergner, senior division; Ellie Kleve, intermediate; and Kaylee Anderson, junior. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Grand Champ honors rewarded at county fair
With so many activities canceled and/or altered surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, it was especially rewarding for Phillips County 4-H and FFA members to be honored for their hard work on projec