Nearly every other Indiana county fair is done by Labor Day. Luckily for DeKalb County residents, there’s still fun to be had. DeKalb County’s fair board opens its Free Fall Fair in Auburn today, September 28, running through October 3. These are the summer county fair traditions Hoosiers would never give up. 1. 4-H Livestock…
Delaware’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program began accepting claims on January 1, 2026, letting new parents take up to 12 weeks of paid time home with a newborn. But that’s not necessarily an invitation for you to drop by as a guest. These are the things Delawareans should never do when meeting a new…
New Hampshire is the only state in the country that doesn’t require a driver to buy car insurance. Rules like that shape a lot of habits. Grow up around them, and they stick long after a person moves out-of-state. These are the signs someone was raised in New Hampshire, no matter where they live now….
Pennsylvania topped every state in the country for both buck and antlerless deer taken per square mile, according to the National Deer Association’s 2025 deer report. The report used the most complete season data on record. None of that happens without deer camp. These are the deer camp traditions Pennsylvanians won’t reschedule for anything. 1….
A brand-new leash is still stiff in one hand, and the puppy on the other end has already towed a first-time Kentucky owner past their driveway twice this week. Lexington-Fayette County can fine that same owner $50 to $500 if animal control catches the dog loose. These are the habits that give away a first-time…
Some parts of living in Vermont make sense only after a local explains them. Until then, newcomers are left trying to figure out why familiar parts of everyday life suddenly work so differently. These are the things that confuse everyone who moves to Vermont. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Land-use and local…
New Hampshire spreads its town business across 234 separately elected clerks, one for nearly every city and town in the state, according to the New Hampshire Municipal Association. Every one of them fields the same handful of questions once the leaves turn. These are the questions New Hampshire town clerks get asked every October. Note:…
A new hire’s badge clicks against the card reader eight minutes before the shift horn sounds at a Columbus, Indiana engine plant. The line lead notices. Indiana’s unemployment rate held at 3.3% this summer, according to the state’s Department of Workforce Development, so plenty of Hoosiers are walking into a new job and a new…
A recliner creaks back in a Queens living room barely bigger than a parking spot, and the footrest swings out across the only path to the kitchen. Nobody can get past it now. New Yorkers pick this fight in a lot more places than that living room, and the verdict changes depending on where the…
A convenience store run in Virginia doesn’t look the same from one county to the next. Some of it comes from state law, some from county ordinances, and the rest from a chain’s habits. These are the convenience store rules Virginians follow without ever being told. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Alcohol,…
