Photos: Crews set up for Skowhegan State Fair

Workers Smokey Greater Shows this week assembled rides and made other preparations for the opening Thursday of the Skowhegan State Fair, which runs until Aug. 20. Photos taken by Morning Sentinel photojournalist Michael G. Seamans.

Photos: Fireworks light up the night sky over the Great Eddy wrapping up Skowhegan’s River Fest

Central Maine Pyrotechnics provided the show over the Kennebec River as Dinner In The Park wraps up Saturday. All proceeds from the popular dinner go to revitalization projects for the city of Skowhegan. Photos by Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel.

Educational center to offer college planning sessions in August

Skowhegan River Fest returns with a variety of events for residents

Skowhegan River Fest has returned, bringing with it a wide variety of activities, including the ever-popular bed races.

Four Lions Club members named Melvin Jones Fellows

Skowhegan River Park project receives $4.9 million federal earmark for construction

The latest funding announced for the project is a giant step toward meeting the estimated $8.6 million cost for the first phase of the work along the Kennebec River in downtown Skowhegan.

Maine’s organic grain producers see increasing consumer demand. Can supply keep pace?

Circumstances like the pandemic and weather gave the state's organic grain businesses a boost in recent years. But the dwindling number of organic grain farmers means the future of Maine's grains economy is unclear.

Skowhegan student makes Elms College dean’s list

Foundation awards grants in Franklin, Somerset counties

Somerset County grand jury indicts Madison man who authorities say was trafficking in illicit drugs

Jonathan A. Charron was one of 16 people named in indictments handed up this week by the grand jury.