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Festivities for the annual Severy Labor Day event weekend will be held Aug. 31-Sept. 2. This year’s list of events includes mud volleyball, cornhole, the annual Labor Day Parade, Car Show, Kids’ Tractor Pull and more.

Greenwood County • Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent

Three Greenwood County Cowboys claimed earnings over the weekend at the 13th Annual Eureka Pro Rodeo event, which was held at Eureka Downs on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 16-17.

Just like that, summer fun is wrapping up as students (and faculty/ staff) are returning to the classrooms for the 2024-25 school year. Area schools began last week, with Eureka USD 389 starting the new adventure this Thursday. Fall sports practices began on Monday of this week and before you know it, parents/guardians and fans will be busy throughout the week as they chase their favorite Tornado/Bulldog/Tiger/ Patriot.

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On July 29, the Madison Pacesetters 4-H Club held its August monthly meeting at the fairgrounds during the Greenwood County Fair. Thirty-four members, three cloverbuds and two leaders attended the meeting. Members shared a pizza lunch to celebrate the last day of the fair.

Friday, Sept. 13 the Culpepper and Merriweather Great Combined Circus will hold two shows in Eureka.

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The Greenwood County Historical Society has begun a new display series showcasing communities in Greenwood County beginning with the community of Climax. Items in the display include a letter jacket, a basketball uniform, photos and information about buildings in the town of Climax and a feature on the Order of Eastern Star and Bernadine Russell who served as Worthy Grand Matron for the State of Kansas in 1963. Formals that she and her daughter-in-law Hazel Russell, who served as a Page for the Grand Chapter meeting in Topeka, are included in the display.