Pulaski County 4-H and Community Fair

There were six contestants vying for the title of 2026 Ultimate Showman. Pictured (left to right) are: Sophia Watwood, Alana Kasten, Kinzie Bonnell, 2026 Ultimate Showman Brody Bonnell, Karaline Keller, Cameron Hilton and Judge Clinton Shireman.

Bonnell Built to Win

Winning the Ultimate Showman title is not an easy feat. When the competition is stiff, it takes a little something special to rise above the rest. On Tuesday, June 30, seventh year member Brody Bonnell proved he had just that. Ultimate Showman is a livestock competition where the top exhibitors...

Participants in the 2024 Ultimate Showman contest gathered for a photo at the conclusion of the competition on July 2. Pictured are Lucas Fagner (7 year member), Casey Lynch (5 year member), Isaiah Wamsley (1 year member), Ultimate Showman winner Taylee Ringen (9 year member), Alana Kasten (8 year member), Sophia Watwood (3 year member) and Gatlen Olson (8 year member).

‘Ringen’ in another win

Last year member Taylee Ringen capped off her 4-H career right with a second Ultimate Showman title win Tuesday night. She won the title for the first time in 2022 and then competed again in 2023, but was wedged out by Jacob Sanders. This year, Ringen represented horse and pony and dairy heifers....

Even as summer is drawing to a close, the pollinator garden and the landscaping around the artesian well at the town park is still looking green and vibrant. The Pulaski County Tribe finished up the project earlier this summer.

Unknown piece of concrete to be investigated in horse arena

During a regular meeting on Thursday, Sept. 7, the Winamac parks board was made aware of an unknown piece of solid concrete that is lying beneath the dirt in the horse arena at the fairgrounds. Pulaski County 4-H and Community Fair Association President Elaine Zeider explained that the fairly large...

The participants in the 2021 Ultimate Showmanship Competition gathered for a photo with judge Clint Shireman. Pictured from left to right are Kyle Gibson (six-year 4-H member), Jacob Sanders (eightyear 4-H member), Lucas Fagner (four-year 4-H member), judge Clint Shireman, Tori Culp (10-year 4-H member), Sydney Anderson (eight-year 4-H member) and Taylee Ringen (eight-year 4-H member).

Keeping it in the family: Tori Culp named Ultimate Showman 2021

After a brief hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ultimate showman competition came back to the Pulaski County 4-H fair with one of its strongest groups of showmen yet. However, only one person can achieve the title of Ultimate Showman 2021, and the person who rose above them all was...

(Center) Regan Culp was pleasantly surprised and honored that she was named the 2017 Ultimate Livestock Showman.

Culp ends 4-H tenure with ultimate showman

Regan Culp has had an amazing end to her 4-H tenure. Not only did she receive several awards and scholarships but she also earned one of the highest honors a Pulaski County 4-H member can receive — the Ultimate Livestock Showman title. Culp, who is the daughter of Dan and Melissa Culp, earned her...