Guthrie County board still plans to hold its fair this year, with changes. | Pixabay
Guthrie County board still plans to hold its fair this year, with changes. | Pixabay
One of the highlights in Guthrie County each year over the Labor Day weekend is the fair, but this year there will be some changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The changes are not yet etched in stone but the Fair Board is looking at other large events before it makes a final decision, according to Raccoon Valley Radio.
Already, the county has eliminated the parade, carnival rides and it closed the Art/Ag Hall. The board set up an online survey for its residents to offer their opinions on how to conduct the fair.
“When the survey was first sent out we hadn’t gone through the Fourth of July weekend yet, and so there were parades that were actually cancelled or ones still happened over the Fourth of July. And the attendance was not strong enough we felt, and the entries were not strong enough for us to think that it was the wisest idea to have the parade,” Fair Board President Tyler Carney said in a press release.
Carney said the first thing the fair did was cancel the carnival because it was the largest expense for the board.
But Carney said the fair will include grandstand entertainment. He also urged residents to socially distance, sanitize and follow state guidelines.
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