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Bird flu restrictions cause heartache for 4-H kids unable to show off livestock at fairs across US

Aug. 17, 2024 13:54 PM EDT

EVART, Mich. (AP) — Alison Smith stared at the virtually empty dairy barn inside the Osceola County Fairgrounds, once bustling with teens and preteens preparing to show their prized animals but now eerily silent as an invisible virus once again interfered with a cherished summertime rite. ...

Man dies after getting electrocuted at Indiana 4-H fair

Jul. 10, 2024 17:27 PM EDT

GREENTOWN, Ind. (AP) — A man is dead after he was electrocuted while helping set up a 4-H fair in central Indiana. Jose Julian Garcia Oropeza, 36, died on Saturday, WXIN-TV reported. According to a news release from the Howard County Coroner’s Office, Oropeza was setting up a...