The Guthrie County Fair lasts from Thursday through Monday this coming weekend, and while a lot has changed due to COVID-19, its heart remains the same with 4-H and FFA youth getting to show their hard work in livestock and static shows.

Admission to the fair is free, and new attractions to check out this year include the new static exhibit building and antique tractor display building that was built by Panorama student Kenten Benner as his Eagle Scout project. This year will be the last fair as an exhibitor for Panorama senior and SESS Rangefinders 4-H Club President Ruby Hummel, who will be showing dogs, poultry, and rabbits. As the Fair Board has adopted a “show and go” plan for 4-H and FFA, transporting and taking care of her animals might be a lot different this year, but Hummel shares what she is looking forward to, “Besides the actual being able to show my animals I think I’m really excited just to see how everything goes and how everyone does at the end of the year, and being able to look back at this year and know that despite all of this I got to keep the Guthrie County Fair and Guthrie 4-H as a big part of my life in the midst of all this going on. I’m just really excited to know that I’ll have all these good memories despite everything going on.”

You can hear more from Hummel during today’s Let’s Talk Guthrie County program on air and at raccoonvalleyradio.com. Raccoon Valley Radio will be broadcasting live Thursday through Monday from the fair, providing live updates and show results from the Big Red Radio, and through our Guthrie County Fair webpage.