The 2020 Champaign County Fair in Urbana has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Friday’s announcement by the Champaign County Fair Association Board of Directors comes after weeks of monitoring the outbreak and talking to local health officials. “We are heartbroken as we had a great week planned for you […]
The 2020 Champaign County Fair has announced that the Beach Boys will take the stage at the Champaign County Fairgrounds on July 23. Grandstand tickets and track tickets (lawn chairs allowed to this show) will go on sale this February 28 at 8AM and are available at champaigncountyfair.cc. Tickets start […]
Myerscough and agriculture kind of go hand-in-hand. Mahomet-Seymour alum Michael Myerscough knows that. “Ag has been my everything,” he said. “That’s all I’ve ever done.” Some of his earliest memories include watching his sister, Megan, show sheep at the Champaign County Fair. “It’s brought my sister and me closer as […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Thursday, July 25 was a big day for incoming Mahomet-Seymour High School freshmen Taylor Dietz. As she was celebrating her 14th birthday, she also won Grand Champion Ram and the Senior Showmanship award in the sheep division at the Champaign County 4-H Fair. Like many children […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Showing cattle is in the blood of the Turners. Ten-year-old Mahomet resident Callie Turner has spent her childhood watching her dad, brother and sister learning the ropes of the show ring. When she turned eight, it was her turn to take the reins. “I just thought […]
