GOSHEN – This year’s edition of the Elkhart County 4-H Fair finished up with a bang in more ways than one on Saturday night.

A former fair queen returned to the fairgrounds Saturday to become the first female to compete in the Firefighter Challenge.

GOSHEN — Although the full tournament lasted just over 30 minutes, the arm-wrestling competition at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair Saturday provided a lot of fun moments for both the competitors and spectators.

Firefighters go head to head in this challenge at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds Saturday. We'll be covering part of the competition live, starting at about 10 a.m.

GOSHEN — Elephant ears, deep fried Oreos, burgers, fried fish, tacos, eggrolls, strawberry shortcake, buckets of doughnuts, ice cream — they all have one thing in common: their vendors earned approval from the Elkhart County Health Department for them to be in your belly.

GOSHEN – On Friday, bulls and broncos were bucking, ropes were twirling and clowns were goofing off once again at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair.

Get a live look at Noche Latina, which starts at 6 tonight at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds.

GOSHEN — Darci Lynne fans crowded into the grandstands at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair Wednesday to watch her sing and perform as a ventriloquist.

GOSHEN — A Goshen girl is living her dream so far as she makes her debut at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair on horseback this week.

GOSHEN — The heavy-powered engines reverberated around the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds Thursday with the return of the tractor pull event.

GOSHEN — The kids were impressed.

GOSHEN — The temptation is great while walking along the midway at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair to pick up a ball and send it hurling into glass bottles or to even try to fish for ducks all in an effort to win a prize.

GOSHEN — The last night of 3-on-3 basketball at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair saved some of the best performances for last on Wednesday.

GOSHEN — The Shetler family of Wakarusa doesn’t mess around when it comes to the Frog Jump competition at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair.

GOSHEN — Fur was flying at the Rabbit Barn on the grounds of the Elkhart County 4-H Fair Monday morning as Ruby Meister worked to get her white New Zealand rabbit, Leo, ready for his close-up.

GOSHEN — Looking for a fun way to teach children about healthy, farm-fresh foods?

GOSHEN — Day two of 3-on-3 basketball tournament action at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair saw some exciting finishes as dusk trickled down in the distance over the Northern Indiana sky.

GOSHEN — Buzzing around the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds Tuesday, 94-year-old Mabel Wortinger, sporting a flower-festooned sunhat, stopped her motorized scooter in front of a display inside the Home & Family Arts building.

GOSHEN — The two biggest purses available for the week capped off three exciting days of harness racing Tuesday at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds.

GOSHEN — Lexi Witmer bounded off The Scrambler with her nephew Lucas, both of them beaming; time of their lives on a hot Monday morning at the Elkhart County 4H Fair.

GOSHEN — It always seemed like Roger Moore would be working on court one and Lee “Ray” Comer on court two. And while neither man will never physically be on those courts anymore, they are there in spirit this week.

GOSHEN — It was a good day Monday for harness racers from Starkville, Mississippi.

The photos on pages A7, A8 and A9 were all taken by Branden Beachy at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair opening weekend.

GOSHEN — Twenty-six year old Jordan Annis fought off both COVID-19 and an ill-timed train to cross the finish line in first place at the Parade 5000 Road Run.

Chad and Caren Coleman, of Goshen, were set up on Main Street in Goshen early Sunday afternoon for the Elkhart County 4-H Fair Parade.

GOSHEN — Saturday was the second time the CrossFit Elkhart gym was in charge of the strongman competition at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair.

GOSHEN — Stephen Rickey, a Vietnam veteran and current Bristol resident, is a big supporter of the new Hometown Hero Day at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair.

GOSHEN — Pushing High Noon on Friday, I got adventurous and hopped a horse-drawn trolley like a bandit in a Wild West train robbery.

GOSHEN — Ever seen a bird feeder made from an old food strainer or a wall hanging made out of recycled denim?