(OBLONG) As the Richland County Fair winds down this weekend, the Crawford County Fair in Oblong gets underway this weekend. The 4-H Horse Show is at 5:00 later this evening followed by the Open Halter Western Youth Show tomorrow morning at 10:00 and the Queen and Little Miss Pageant Saturday night at 7:00. Then various animal shows on Sunday afternoon and the Barnyard Scramble at 7:00 Sunday night. The Whippoorwill Rodeo is Monday night and after plenty of more livestock judging on Tuesday, it’s the Truck Pull Tuesday night. The 4-H Master Showmanship is Wednesday at 3:00 and Go Kart Racing that night at 7:00. The Livestock Auction is Thursday at 1:00, then the Power Wheels Demo at 6:00 and the huge Demolition Derby Thursday night at 7:00, followed by the Fair’s grand finale Demo Derby next Friday night at 7:00. Go to crawfordfair.com for more.
(FLORA) Meanwhile, today’s the final day of the Clay County Fair in Charley Brown Park at the west edge of Flora. With plenty of concessions, the weeklong event will finish up with tonight’s Miss Clay County Fair Queen Pageant, starting at 7:00. Current Queen Elaina Kessler will oversee tonight’s pageant with eight young ladies vying for the 2024 crown.