Times Journal SchoCo

08/07/2026

Ready to put your truck to the test?

Enter the Columbia County Fair Street Truck Pulls! Open to road-running trucks with stock engine and equipment in 6-cylinder and 8-cylinder classes.

Wednesday, September 2, 6:30pm
$20 Entry Fee
1st Place: $300
2nd Place: $200 (each class)

Only the first 40 trucks will be accepted! Don't wait—secure your spot and show us what your truck can do! https://columbiafair.com/street-truck-pull/

Columbia County Fair

08/07/2026

“The Pavilion Hotel: Sharon Springs’s Lost Landmark”

SHARON SPRINGS – The Sharon Historical Society invites the public to attend “The Pavilion Hotel: Sharon Springs’s Lost Landmark,” presented by Historian Sandra Manko on Monday, August 10, at 7 p.m....

08/07/2026

How to Maximize VA Home Loans

SCHOHARIE COUNTY – The New York State Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) will host a free virtual conversation on August 19 designed to help veterans, service members, and military families...

08/07/2026

This week in Times Past: Baby found on porch of Russell Reightmyer 100 years ago, Charlie Cobb retires as soccer coach 30 years ago, and more

100 Years AgoAugust 5, 1926 SCHOHARIE, Aug. 4 – Martin Karker of this place has been advised by Representative Harcourt J. Pratt that his claim for pension as a veteran of the Spanish-American War...

08/06/2026

Historian Gives Free Walkabout Tour

MIDDLEBURGH – Historian and author Jeff O’Connor of Turning Point 1777 will lead a walkabout in the Village of Middleburgh on Saturday, August 8. The early years of Palatine settlement and their...

08/06/2026

🎉CONGRATULATIONS to Peggy on winning a family 4 pack to the SUNSHINE FAIR! 🎉

✨Don’t miss the 150th Schoharie County Sunshine Fair August 11 to 16✨

☀️113 Sunshine Drive, Cobleskill, NY 12043☀️
Schoharie County Sunshine Fair

08/06/2026

CR Impact Teams Finish Season with Success

COBLESKILL – The CR Impact travel softball organization capped off a successful summer season with strong performances from all of its teams, highlighting the continued growth of the program and...

08/06/2026

Hundreds Ride in Memorial Run

SCHOHARIE – Seventy-six motorcycles—and about 120 riders—roared off at noon on Saturday from the parking lot of Your Way Cafe on Route 30 in Schoharie to kick off the 13th annual Jason Rivenburg...

08/06/2026

Regional Artists at Art by the Lake

COOPERSTOWN – More than two dozen of the region’s finest artists will gather on the shores of Otsego Lake as Fenimore Art Museum presents Art by the Lake on Saturday, August 8, from 10 a.m. to 5...

08/06/2026

This week, we're introducing our new policy for Letters to the Editor. Check it out below, and stick around to read the voices of your neighbors!

At the Times Journal, a newspaper in the Capital Region Independent Media family, we value the opinions and perspectives of our readers and encourage them to express their thoughts through our...