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    Yesteryear Fair View - from the air (July 1978)
    July 16, 2023
    This was the scene of the Lewis County Fair near Lewistown in July 1978 during the annual event, as taken from the air by the Press-News Journal...

    Fair board member Earl Feldkamp, gets a combine hit on Leroy Corbin. Combine Derby - Lewis Co Fair (July 1985)
    July 14, 2023
    Press-News Journal - 1985 An attendance record and 12 combines were broken Thursday night at the Lewis County Fair. The nation’s newest “sport”,...

    Stain Glass quilt, a blue ribbon winner and best of show at the 1985 Lewis County Fair, created by Inez Gregory. Yesteryear Quilt
    July 12, 2023
    Last week, the Press-News Journal featured a yesteryear picture of an award winning quilt from the 1985 Lewis County Fair.  Dana Dill, a grandchild...

    Yesteryear -
    January 4, 2023
    The Backward Glances article in this weeks PNJ (1/5/2023) notes the first reports of the fatal wounding of Edgar W.G. Hulsebus, 26, son of Mr. and...

    Yesteryear - IUMC Canton
    January 4, 2023
    This peaceful winter scene shows the old Immanuel United Church of Canton when it stood at the corner of Fifth and Washington, across the street...

    Yesteryear - Opera House
    October 12, 2022
    The Miller-Starr Opera House in Canton is shown in this week’s yesteryear picture from a postcard. The building was built in 1893 and later...

    Yesteryear - Tolona School
    August 10, 2022
    The public school in Tolona, as it looked around 1900. The design of the building with a belfry and side windows followed a pattern that was almost...

    Yesteryear - Brush College
    August 10, 2022
    This was Brush College in 1904. Brush College was located about six miles south of LaBelle at Junction 156 and Route D. Identification (many are...

    Yesteryear - Lloyd Shoup Ford Agency
    March 16, 2022
    The Lloyd Shoup Ford agency in Lewistown was obviously doing a fine business from the looks of the Model T Fords in a variety of body styles that...

    50 Years of Highland Basketball
    March 10, 2022
    The Highland Tournament began a tradition of basketball 50 years ago with a multitude of talent and tradition of dedicated players and coaches,...

    Yesteryear
    March 1, 2022
    These old photos provided by Mike Lowe of LaGrange, show road and highway construction probably sometime after 1931. Information on the backs of...

    The late Burrell Smith is pictured receiving a special American Legion membership certificate from Dan Schmitz, Commander of the Lewistown Post 578. Smith passed away Feb. 10, 2022. He received many honors during his long life and had been a continuous member of the Lewis County Memorial Post 578 for over 70 years at the time of this photo. Recollections of the late Burrell Smith
    February 17, 2022
    Rita Cox Editor Burrell Smith, age 103, passed away February 10, 2022. A lifelong resident of Lewis County, Mr. Smith had a vivid recollection of...

    Referee Honored
    January 12, 2022
    Ed Heller of LaGrange, was honored at the 50 year celebration of the Highland Tournament. Heller refereed in the area for decades and was a...

    Yesteryear
    January 12, 2022
    The Highland Tournament began a tradition of basketball 50 years ago with a multitude of talent and a tradition of dedicated players and coaches,...

    Pictured is the Ridge Garage on Main Street in LaGrange in 1973 after flood waters damaged the building and the Solter’s Superette building. The buildings collapsed, therefore ending an era. A new hardware store was built in the grocery store lot and was owned by John Solter, then was occupied by the Town and Country Bank for years, until last fall when a new facility was built on the west side of Main Street. Yesteryear Photo
    August 1, 2018

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