by admin | Aug 19, 2000 | Uncategorized
A dead carnival worker at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. The Missouri Highway Patrol says the body was found in a carnival vehicle at the fair. The marketing director for the fair says they’ve been told it looks like the worker died of natural causes. The...
by admin | Aug 15, 2000 | News
State fair numbers are a little down this year compared to last year. About 150,00 people came to the fair Thursday through Sunday. That includes 23,000 on Thursday, 34,000 on Friday, 50,000 on Saturday, and 41,000 on Sunday. The 4 day figure compares with 155,000...
by admin | Aug 14, 2000 | News
A clearer picture of how the Missouri State Fair is doing comes out later today. The fair will release attendance numbers from Thursday through Sunday. Slater says early indicators are good. 9,000 people paid to see Styx and REO Speedwagon play Friday night. Similar...
by admin | Aug 14, 2000 | News
State fair director Gary Slater complains that it gets harder every year to round up grandstand acts for the fair. He says people just don’t go on the road the way they used to because of widespread use of the internet and venues like MTV. Slater says...
by admin | Jul 26, 2000 | News
People heading to the State Fair, which begins in about two weeks’ time, can leave their cars at home and take the train. Amtrak is offering its “Fair Fare” package again this year for fair-goers along Amtrak’s Kansas City-St. Louis corridor....
