by admin | May 8, 2003 | News
The State Fair has nailed down its grandstand show attractions. Here’s who will sing or play: Sawyer Brown, Kenny Chesney, Crosby, Stills and Nash, the Goo Goo Dolls, Clay Walker, Sammy Kershaw, Lisa Marie Presley, Montgomery Gentry and Trick Pony. The first...
by admin | Aug 8, 2002 | News
It’s opening day for the 100th time in Sedalia – the beginning of this year’s State Fair. Fair organizers hope 350,000 people help them celebrate the event. The first State Fair as we know it was in Sedalia in 1901, but the fair was not held for two...
by admin | Mar 7, 2001 | News
An unintended double meaning for the theme of this year’s Missouri State Fair is causing a bit of a stir. The slogan is “Crank Up the Fun.” Fair officials did not realize that “crank” is a street term for methamphetamine. They insist no...
by admin | Feb 2, 2001 | News
Justin Stidham State fair director Gary Slater is quitting to run the Iowa State Fair. He’s been the state fair director for four years. Missouri’s state fair drew about 345,000. The Iowa Fair is located in Des Moines and draws almost one million people....
by admin | Aug 22, 2000 | News
All’s said and done at the Missouri State Fair except for the cleanup. Fair spokeswoman Kimberly Allen says they still have a lot of people getting the grounds back in shape after the 10-day event. She says the livestock shows and fine arts competitions seemed...
