Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
O'Brien County Fair marks successful 100th
McKenzee Gable, of the O & O Kids 4-H Club, shakes judge Zach Post's hand during the 2024 O'Brien County Fair beef show on July 23.
Madison Fritz, of the Highlanders 4-H Club, was all smiles showing her pen of three during the swine show on July 24.
A young 4-H'er carries water to her animals on July 22 at the O'Brien County Fair.
Jack Wagner, of Hartley, shares his forecast with KCAU 9 Chief Meteorologist Victor Perez on July 22.
Though she had never showed a goat before, Lindsay Kracht, of Hartley, won top showman in the FFA/4-H alumni goat show at the O'Brien County Fair.
Determination wasn't enough to budge this bleeting sheep during the Clover Kids bottle bucket lamb show.
O & O 4-H Club member Karlie Voss poses her animal during the sheep show at the O'Brien County Fair on July 22.
The strolling bubble act kept kids busy chasing down bubbles.
With loud bangs, revving engines and plenty of moos, the O'Brien County Fair celebrated a century in style last week.
"We had a great fair," said O'Brien County Fair Board President Darwin Gaudian. "We had people there that wouldn't have been there before. A lot people came from a long ways to be there."
From concerts and fireworks to car races and livestock shows, the fair schedule was chock-full of events for the whole family during its run July 19-25.
"We had good numbers," Gaudian said. "Especially on Monday and Tuesday, there were more people there than we normally have."
Since the O'Brien County Fair does not charge admission, Gaudian admitted attendance numbers are measured by an eyeball estimate. Still, he believed the schedule brought in greater numbers than past years.
"Aside from a brief power outage issue on Monday, everything went really well," he said. "Things like fireworks on Wednesday went over really great and a lot of people liked that. We hadn't done that in years."
With the centennial in the books, Gaudian was excited for the next 100 years.
"We look forward to putting on a great fair each year and hope people continue to support us and the kids like they always have," he said.
