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Over $680k granted at annual Tyson event

Seated in the front row, the current board of trustees for the Tyson Fund consists of Carla Stenger, Crystal Liming (secretary), Bob Meyer (president), Bill Bradford, Max Mooreland, Jeff Logman, and Joe Mann. Also seated is Tyson United Methodist Rev. Mark Zerkel. Standing in the back row are representatives of the organizations receiving grant awards: Rob Moorhead (South Ripley), Steve Mathes and Roxanne Meyer (Town of Versailles), Chief Ben Sieverding (Versailles Fire & Rescue), Bridget Back (Child Evangelism Fellowship), Cheryl Welch and Penny Brinson (Ripley Co. Historical Society), Holly Harley (Main Street Versailles), Roger Kavanaugh (Versailles American Legion), Amy Mann (Tyson Activity Center), Margaret Marcy (Tyson Library), and Paul Sipples and Jerry Wilson (Versailles Lions Club).

Ten organizations benefitting the Town of Versailles and its community gathered at the Tyson Fellowship Hall in Versailles for the town’s annual Tyson birthday celebration …

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It’s show time: Pumpkin, that is!

The forecast looks great for the 117th Versailles Pumpkin Show next week! The Show will run from Wednesday, September 25 through Sunday, September 29 on …

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Pumpkin Show ride tickets now available

It’s time to get advanced tickets for the 117th Versailles Pumpkin Show rides. The show will run from September 25-29.On Wednesday and Sunday all rides …

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Man dies on annual wagon train ride

The annual wagon train ride on Labor Day Weekend was at the beginning of the journey when this photo was taken on Saturday on Railroad Road near Osgood. There were wagons with steel wheels, rubber wheels, with an array of coverings. Horses of every type were carrying riders that included a variety of people just enjoying the ride as usual. But, Sunday evening, something unusual happened when John Gayheart was bucked from his horse and landed on the pavement, hitting his head, killing him. The riders mourn this tragic turn of events.

A yearly wagon train event turned quickly to a tragic scene when John Gayheart, 47 of Osgood, was bucked off his horse and sustained injuries …

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