On Monday, March 26, a group from Empower Youth visited Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School.

On Monday, March 26, a group from Empower Youth visited Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School.

Two members of the Fairfield FFA, Dale Back and Conner Shoemaker, participated in the Tractor Troubleshooting Contest at JD Equipment in Wilmington.

On Thursday, March 15, Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School held their second annual FRED Night.

On Thursday, March 15, Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School held their second annual FRED Night.

On Thursday, March 15, Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School held their second annual FRED Night.

On Feb. 26, the Hillsboro FFA Greenhouse Management class took a field trip to Patchwork Gardens Greenhouses in Washington Court House.

National FFA Week occurs every year at the end of February. Members across the whole nation celebrate this special week. They share agriculture with peers and the community.

The annual FFA Alumni Auction was held Feb. 10. Each year, the auction is held at the United Producers Stockyards. Rick Williams Auction Company auctions off the items each year.

On Feb. 13, four members of the Hillsboro FFA Chapter traveled to Felicity-Franklin for district ag sales.

Livestock judging is in full swing, and the Hillsboro FFA general livestock judging team is working hard to get back to the state competition again this year.

On Friday, March 16, members of the Fairfield FFA and other surrounding chapters met at Southern State Community College’s Patriot Center to help volunteer at the Ag Is Everyone’s Business conference.

Fairfield FFA member Dale Back recently participated in the Ag Mechanics Skillathon contest and placed second overall. He qualified to move on to the state level, where he will compete in Wooster on April 6.

A recent part-time class at Live Oaks Career Campus became a Hillsboro family affair. Reid Sharp, his father Rob, fiancee Maddie Cupp and future father-in-law Tim Cupp decided to learn small engine repair at the campus in Milford.

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