167TH RICHLAND COUNTY FAIR BEGINS THIS WEEKEND

(OLNEY) The 167th annual Richland County Fair is set to start this coming Friday, July 19th, in the Olney City Park and run through all of next week. Overseen by 2023 Miss Richland County Fair Queen Holly Duncan and the Richland County Farm & Fair Association, the fair’s junior & 4-H general projects will be submitted this Friday and the Farm Bureau Young Leaders having their Pedal Tractor Pull Friday afternoon with registration at 2:00 & action at 3:00. The first of eight grandstand events will be Friday night with the Truck Pulls at 7:00, followed by the Tractor Pulls Saturday night at 7:00. Then the Youth Tractor Driving Contest is Saturday morning at 9:00, the 4-H Horse Show at 8:00 Sunday morning, Gospel Music at the Park Band Shell Sunday night at 7:00, and Family Fun Day with blowups and more Sunday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00. The Ag Experience is next Monday from 4:00 to 7:00 with the Queen Pageant Monday night at 7:00 with reserved seating. All tickets for grandstand events at $15 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and under. The livestock & 4-H shows all next week with the 4-H Master Showmanship next Thursday morning at 8:00 and the 4-H Livestock Auction next Thursday afternoon at 3:00, plus carnival rides next Tuesday through Friday and the great fair food concessions along the midway every day and night. Learn more on the richlandcountyfair.org website or check the page on Facebook.