Veteran salute Larry Grappy of Kenton stands at attention at Tuesday's opening ceremony of the 2019 Hardin County Fair as the Osborne sisters sing the national anthem. Read More
Fair off to good start; drag racing tonight The Hardin County Fair got off to a good start with nice weather on opening day Tuesday. The paid gate was 1,328 and estimated total attendance was 7,436. Both figures are up from a year ago when the estimated crowd was 6,961 and the paid gate was 1,243. Read More
Ready to go Participants in Monday's swine showmanship at the Hardin County Fair wait for the signal to enter the show arena. Those pictured were competing in the 17-year-old division of the show. Read More
Fowl weigh-in Young exhibitors wait at the scales to weigh in their turkeys for competition at this week's Hardin County Fair. The poultry show is slated for Thursday. Read More
Hardin County Fair opens The crowning of the Junior Fair King and Queen highlights tonight’s activities during opening day of the Hardin County Fair. Naming of the king and queen will begin at 7 p.m. in the grandstand. Read More
Hand stamp rumors false Rumors have been circulating on social media stating in part that the Hardin County Fair will not be issuing re-admittance hand stamps for the 2019 fair. These rumors are false, said Kolt Buchenroth, Marketing and Communication Director for the fair. Read More
Getting instructions Adam Wagner gives some of the lamb exhibitors tips on showmanship during the skillathon in the small show arena. The sheep will take their place in the big show arena on Wednesday evening. Read More
Swine showmanship to kick off fair week on Monday The Hardin County Fair gets underway next week. While the fair officially runs from Tuesday through Sunday, activities get underway Monday evening with the junior fair swine showmanship competition in the show arena. Read More
Gospel music at the fair Gospel music will be presented in the shelter house at the Hardin County Fair on Thursday and Friday afternoons through Victory Gospel. The Thursday program will have Chris Horne at 2 p.m., Gary and Sara Brill at 3 p.m., The Seekers at 4 p.m., One Voice at 5 p.m., and God’s Children at 6 p.m. Read More
Humane Society to have pet photo and coloring contests at fair The Hardin County Humane Society is once again planning a pet photo contest and coloring contest at its booth at the Hardin County Fair. For the photo contest the entry fee is $10 per photo with no limit on the number of entries. Entry deadline is Aug. 31. Read More