WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart had a chance to visit with several Best of Show Award winners at the 2022 Knox County Fair Artistic Arrangement Flower Show.
Click HERE to hear their conversations.
You can see these beautiful arrangements in the Flower Building through the end of the fair.
We congratulate all winners.
Stop by and enjoy the designs for this year’s theme “Construction”.
WNZR teamed up with Kokosing Inc., Mount Vernon Nazarene University Admissions and A+ Autobrokers to purchase a steer at the Knox County Fair.Â
We purchased the steer from Ava Snively of Danville. The purchase price was $2,000!
Ava will be a Sophomore at Danville High School. She is a member of the Chapel View Barn Buddies 4-H Club and the Danville FFA.
The steer weighs 1,162 pounds. The steer is a full-blooded Black Angus. It was grain fed on feed purchased from Danville Feed and Supply. No growth hormones or other artificial growth substances were used.
Ava is part of a family that celebrates 5 generations in farming!
Click HERE to listen to the wonderful conversations with Ava and her family.
We will give away the beef on Saturday, 7/30/22 at 10am.
Big Blue will not be at the Fair on Saturday. The giveaway will be held in the WNZR studios on the campus of Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
You MUST LISTEN to win! We start drawing names at 10am on Saturday, 7/30/22. If your name is drawn, you will have 9 minutes and 9 seconds to call 740-392-9090 to claim your prize OR come to the WNZR Studios on the second floor of Founders Hall on the campus of Mount Vernon Nazarene University.Â
Smithhisler Meats will provide the processing. Cosby Heating and Cooling gives a $100 gift card to Kroger to each winner too!
For more details about this contest, go to www.wnzr.fm
Complete rules for One The Road with Big Blue can be found here – https://www.wnzr.fm/contest-rules
WNZR congratulates the 1st Place Winners in Miscellaneous projects for this year’s Knox County Junior Fair.
These outstanding youth will be taking their projects to the Ohio State Fair.
The winners talked with us about their projects, their favorite 4H memories and shared encouragement to get involved with 4H.
Click HERE to enjoy the conversations.
You can see these projects on display in the 4H Booth building at the Knox County Fair through Friday.
Good luck to our outstanding Knox County Kids!
The members of the 2022 Knox County Junior Fair Board will be working hard all this week at the Fair. WNZR had the chance to visit with several board members. They shared about their responsibilities, the projects they have worked on this year and how this experience as a leader is impacting their lives. The members also encouraged other students to get involved with 4H and the Knox County Junior Fair.
Click HERE to hear the conversations with these outstanding leaders in our community.
2022 JUNIOR FAIR BOARD OFFICERS
President – Abbey Fowler
Vice – President – Patrick Frazer
Secretary – Natasha Tucker
Treasurer – Mia Armstrong
Public Relations – Ansley Daubenmier
Historian – Jocelyn Hall
Samantha Beheler, Junior Fair CoordinatorÂ
Andrea Rees, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development
Amy Carpenter, Junior Fair Advisor
Lexie Doup, Junior Fair Advisor
Addy Lucas, Junior Fair Advisor
Bernie Douglas, Junior Fair Advisor
Josh Stimpert, Junior Fair Advisor
Katie Lindeman, Junior Fair Advisor
Monica Magers, Junior Fair Advisor
Nick Hegemier, Junior Fair Advisor
Sarah Hegemier, Junior Fair Advisor
Tara Hathaway, Junior Fair Advisor
Cora Lyon-Eberhardt, Junior Fair Advisor
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Make sure to stop by the Flower building when you visit the Knox County Fair. The entries for this year’s Horticulture show are incredible.
Joann Graham shared the Best of Show winners with Marcy Rinehart. Marcy also talked with the judges about gardening and what they look for when judging flower shows.
Click HERE to hear their conversations.
WNZR is bringing you coverage of the 2022 Knox County Fair this week. We talked to some outstanding 4H members on Sunday, 7/24.
Jadyn and Jesse Row shared their experience showing their lambs.
Blake Hegemier was named the Senior Rabbit Champion! He shared some insight into how students prepare for the rabbit show and what happens during the judging process.
Click HERE to hear the conversation.
When you come to the Knox County Fair, we encourage you to visit the barns and attend a few Junior Fair Shows. You will see the culmination of months of hard work and dedication from our local youth.
WNZR is proud to bring you coverage of our 2022 Knox County Junior Fair!
Find the complete schedule HERE.
Jim Blanchard, President of the Knox County Fair Sales Committee talked with The Morning Thing.
Jim shared the details of this year’s Junior Fair Sale Day.
Click HERE to hear his conversation with Marcy Rinehart.
He shared highlights of the schedule and several changes for the buyers. He also explained the expectations for “group buys” during sale day and how “buy back fees” work for buyers who want to keep their animals for processing.
The 2021 Junior Fair Sales brought in over $755,000! We are hoping for another great turnout of buyers this year.
Stay tuned to WNZR for Sale Results on Thursday and Friday.
We will also bring you live coverage of the Sale of Champions at 10:30 on Thursday.
WNZR is honored to bring you coverage of the 2022 Knox County Fair.
Several awards winners were announced recently for the Junior Fair.
We are excited to share these conversations with the 2022 Royalty.
2022 Junior Fair Queen – Anna Maglott
2022 Junior Fair King – Isaiah Van Slyke
2022 Junior Fair 1st Runner Up for Fair Queen – Emily Rook
2022 Equine Queen – Megan Randall
Click HERE to hear the stories of these outstanding winners.
Congratulations to these amazing students!
Enjoy the Knox County Fair from 7/24 – 7/30.
Click HERE for a full schedule for this year’s Fair.
Listen to WNZR for full coverage of all the shows and activities.
Click HERE to register for our 2022 Knox County Fair prizes!
Halle Krajenski, Program Director for the United Way of Knox County shared an update with The Morning Thing.
She shared about the outstanding success of the latest event hosted by Women United – Power of the Purse. Click HERE to hear the full conversation.
This incredible fundraiser will provide funds for grants to support projects that impact the lives of our friends and neighbors in Knox County.
The grant application deadline has been extended to the end of 2022!
Find out more at https://www.uwayknox.org/women-united-grant-application-0
Stay connected with the United Way at https://www.uwayknox.org/
MTVarts presents the musical “Oliver” at the Knox Memorial Theater.
The award-winning musical adaptation of the classic Dickens novel springs to life with some of the most memorable characters and songs ever to grace the stage.
The Morning Thing is featuring conversations with cast members all this week.
– Larry Evans who plays the character of Mr. Brownlow
– Alex Snodgrass who plays the character of The Artful Dodger
– Steve Herbst who plays the character of Bill Sykes
– Paul Russell who plays the character of Mr. Bumble
Click HERE to enjoy the conversations.
Ticket information can be found at https://mtvarts.com/index.php/upcoming-events/166-oliver
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The award-winning musical adaptation of the classic Dickens novel springs to life with some of the most memorable characters and songs ever to grace the stage.
Consider yourself at home with Lionel Bart’s classic musical based on the Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning show is one of the few musicals to win an Academy Award for Best Picture and is widely hailed as a true theatrical masterpiece by actors and audience members alike.
The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, the benevolent victim, Mr. Brownlow takes him in. Fearing the safety of his hideout, Fagin employs the sinister Bill Sikes and the sympathetic Nancy to kidnap him back, threatening Oliver’s chances of discovering the true love of a family.
For more information about Oliver and MTVarts, go to https://mtvarts.com/
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