Annie Barker

Lyla Grace Hag, 16, chases goats into their quarters after a game of wiffle ball on Duncan Road. The goats dined on greenery near the edge of the field and were corralled once dusk fell. 

Left to right, Zayley Singer, 9, Langston Singer, 8 months, Kaizley Singer, 3, and Brenick Singer, 5, play as their family does yard work at Pythian Grove Cemetery. The family has relatives buried here and works with Bobby Rose who is employed by the cemetery. They started the lawn work yesterday and finished today. 

Cory Kearns, 36, rides past bikers and friends during Cynthiana Bike Nite, held on Wednesdays, at Ernies Sports Bar. The streets were mostly empty except for a line of motorcycles and their riders milling around in the summer humidity.

Shepherd Moss, 3, scoots down the sidewalk with gentle pushes from his mother Breanna to get him started. Breanna does her best to help the boys remember their “Gammy” and raise them how her mom raised her by being an active figure in their lives.

Makenna Fuson, 10, plays as Daniel Fuson, 35, finishes up brewing a batch of beer and cleans up at Maiden City Brewing Company. Daniel’s wife is a second-shift nurse so he often watches over his three daughters at the brewery. During the school year he is a middle school teacher. 

Adam Swayze and Lotus face off during the Generation Next Pro Wrestling event at the Harrison County Fair.

Lawson Morris, 2, eats corndogs during the Harrison County Fair. This is Lawson’s second county fair and had corndogs at his first fair as well. The third night of the fair was the first night for carnival rides and included events such as the Lawn Tractor Pull and HC Baby Contest. 

Luke Bays, 14, dries off sheep to prepare to go home during the Harrison County Fair. Luke who is in his fifth year of showing, follows in the tradition of his mother who showed animals, but prefers cattle because “they are more fun”. 

Jeremy Wigglesworth, 40, center, participates in the first-ever Harrison County Fair donkey race. People sixteen and older had the opportunity to try and get their donkeys around the ring from the start to the finish line. Participants must have all hands and feet off the ground to win. Donkeys bucked, kicked, and refused to move during the five heats. A twenty-minute intermission was given to rest and water the donkeys. 

Winning turtles sit in a crate and wait for the final race during the Brooks’ “Land Tarpin Race” at Cedar Ridge Health Campus, a senior living facility. Racers were given a number that corresponded with a turtle and watched as the top three from the two heats moved to a third and final heat. This race followed the Brooks’ 13th Annual Land Tarpin Race at Flat Run Veterans Park.

Elizabeth Aud, 79, left, sells tickets and stamps hands with her dog Marley to Briar Darnell, 7, right, at the Harrison County Fair. Elizabeth has been working for the fair for over 15 years.

A sunflower leans in the summer heat as people gather to view and take photos at Stepping Stone Farm.