They got racin’ dogs and fancy hogs. They got amateur fights and men in tights. They got tilt-a-whirls, pretty girls, tractor shows, a rodeo, smashed up cars, […]
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Monongalia County Fair kicks off with parade
The 2023 Monongalia County Fair Parade marched down High Street Monday evening, setting things up for the rest of the week at Mylan Park. The fair runs […]
Kick off to the Fair: Parade Marshal Bob Pirner heads up High St. celebration
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Monongalia County Fair marched back into the proceedings Monday evening with a grand parade down High Street. Local […]
Auction provides more than 1,800 pounds of meat to Pantry Plus More
MORGANTOWN — Food insecurity is a significant challenge in Monongalia County, and the need for increased access to healthy foods has become more widespread as a result […]
Youth livestock show and auction benefits kids, community
MORGANTOWN — Despite COVID-19 canceling the Monongalia County Fair for the second year in a row, the Monongalia County Youth Livestock Show and Auction happened anyway this […]
Sisters learn about life cycle, responsibility
By Dana HantelNewsroom@DominionPost.com The Youth Livestock Show and Auction is tonight and tomorrow, and we’ve explored the importance of youth agriculture programs and local farming in general […]
Choosing the Farm Life
By Dana HantelNewsroom@DominionPost.com Hannah and Marina Maxwell, sisters and WVU students, have chosen career paths that involve agriculture. Hannah is studying animal and nutritional sciences, and while […]
Livestock lessons: Fowler on food security
By Dana HantelNewsroom@DominionPost.com The Monongalia County fair is canceled this year, but the Youth Livestock Show and Auction will go on. These events, set for Friday and […]
Attendance worries prompt cancellation of Monongalia County Fair
MORGANTOWN — For the second year running, there will be no Monongalia County Fair. The Monongalia County Fair Board posted a message on moncountyfair.org indicating the summer […]
Fair canceled; livestock auction goes virtual
The 2020 Monongalia County Fair has been canceled, but the youth livestock auction continues — albeit virtually. The auction, sponsored by Joe R Pyle Realty and Auction […]
