We had a busy end to the summer in addition to the drama over the captain. Little Miss entered the purple zinnias she planted in the spring into the county fair and took second place! It’s the highest she’s placed, and she was thrilled. K and her family were here fair week, which was fun, [...]

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Last weekend Shaney and I went to the Crawford County Fair with his brother (Bry) and Bry’s wife (Sommer)! I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited to see my favorite band, Lady Antebellum.Below, Stealing Angels, opened for them.They were ok. Cute…

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State and County fairs are infamous for their eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Garbage Fries at Parker’s Concessions Description: I’d seen the bowls all over the fair. Piled high with everything from bacon and cheese to sour cream and pork, these bowls of [...]

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12-year-old Zack Parker of Conneaut Lake has a passion that not many other kids his age share: bull riding. Parker started riding two years ago, inspired after seeing a woman ride a bull at a rodeo: she got bucked off. “The bull flipped over her, I watched it when it happened,” he said, “And I thought, [...]

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State and County fairs are infamous for their eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Dairy Committee ice cream Description: This sweet treat has become tradition for many families and visitors of the fair. Thick, creamy milk from Crawford County cows is churned to create [...]

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State and County fairs are infamous for their eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Greek gyros from Vlahos Description: An original gyro is a combination of beef and lamb served on soft, warm pita bread. This pita is then loaded with onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, [...]

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“Where my hillbillies at?” called country music star Luke Bryan from the main stage at the Crawford County fairgrounds Tuesday night. This CMT sensation seemed to have the crowd dancing and laughing along—even before the show started. People were decked to their country nines, wearing cowboy hats and boots, or their own personal creations. Angela [...]

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State and County fairs are infamous for their eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Deep fried Snickers Description: Poke a serving stick through a Snickers bar. Dip it in funnel cake batter. Deep fry the candy bar. Cover with a heavy coat of powered [...]

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State and County fairs are infamous for the eclectic food offerings. A week’s worth of food for a week at the Crawford County Fair. What: Campi’s Pizza Description: Eating a Campi’s slice of pizza is like attacking an inflated Chicago deep dish slice–it’s so big, you don’t know where to start. The shop based in Dunkirk, NY, [...]

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Cuts cuts and more cuts.

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The Barber of Seville… first thing I think of when I hear that is… “Aaahhhh, back when cartoons were good.”

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Scary situation Saturday night when one of the buildings at the Granada Apartment complex off Peach St. caught fire. Luckily, everyone got out alive. If you live there, I’d be scared to hear about the flaws in the design of the fire hydrant system in that complex. Michael Allen Wright, 31, has been arrested for [...]

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The Crawford County Fair kicks off today in Meadville. If you like animals, music, rides and great food, this is the place for you. In fact, the Crawford County Fair is the largest agricultural fair in the state. It’s such a big deal businesses around Meadville either close early or close up shop for the [...]

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Erie City Council holds another budget meeting today. They have until the end of the year to approve a budget and so far they have done zero work on it. They get their faces on TV and do interviews but as for their jobs….nothing. They talk and listen to department heads. They lack leadership and [...]

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