Good morning, Jackson County. The sounds of banjos and fiddles will soon fill the autumn air as the Bob Evans Farm Festival returns to Rio Grande next week. This three-day celebration brings an impressive lineup featuring "The Voice" winner Jake Hoot and American Idol's Alex Miller, alongside traditional favorites like lumberjack shows and clogging performances—all for the wallet-friendly price of just $5 admission (with children under five entering free).
While festival-goers prepare for country fun, one Waverly shopper is celebrating a windfall of their own after scoring a $50,000 lottery prize from a scratch-off ticket purchased at Par-Mar. And the spirit of celebration continues in Rio Grande, where the Renaissance Faire transported over 900 visitors back to medieval times this year, complete with period costumes and tomato torture. Organizers are now eyeing expansion to a two-day event—proving that in Jackson County, both fortune and festivities are in full bloom.
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🎵 Bob Evans Farm Festival brings music legends and family fun to Ohio. The three-day festival in Rio Grande (October 10-12) features performances from "The Voice" winner Jake Hoot, ACM award-winners Tigirlily Gold, and American Idol alumnus Alex Miller. Traditional entertainment includes the Reno Family Horseshoe Pitchers, Taps in Motion Cloggers, and the Great Lakes Timber Show with lumberjack skills and comedy. Festival-goers can enjoy all this for just $5 admission, with free entry for children under five and affordable ride wristbands.
💰 Lucky Waverly shopper hits $50,000 jackpot on scratch-off ticket. The winning ticket was purchased at Par-Mar #114 on U.S. Route 23 North in Waverly, Ohio, for the $10 game "$500,000 Bankroll." After federal and state taxes, the winner will take home approximately $36,000. Lottery officials note that 15 more $50,000 prizes and two top prizes of $500,000 remain available in the game, which has overall winning odds of 1 in 3.90. Since 1974, the Ohio Lottery has contributed more than $34 billion to education across the state.
🏰 Rio Renaissance Faire expands in its second year of medieval merriment. The outdoor festival in Rio Grande, Ohio drew over 900 attendees this year, surpassing last year's inaugural event despite early wet conditions. Organized by Mackenzie Halley, Kaitlyn Halley, and Matt Addis, the faire featured period-appropriate costumes, food, music, and activities like Tomato Torture and knight training. Visitors praised the event's atmosphere and convenient local access to renaissance culture, with organizers now considering expanding to a two-day festival with themed days in the future.
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Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
-Romans 12:2
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