Mitchell to get vehicle registration self-service terminal
November 8, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Machine at County Fair will dispense license-plate renewal tags on-the-spot Continue Reading
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County Fair greenhouse now at convenience store
May 3, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Due to construction at County Fair Food Store in Mitchell, the greenhouse has been moved to the County Fair Food and Fuel lot. Continue Reading
Mitchell sees spurt in 2011 construction
January 10, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Last year was the busiest for issuing building permits in Mitchell since 2006. Continue Reading
County Fair event raises $4,690 for cancer society
December 16, 2011 in The Daily Republic
The County Fair Food Store’s “Celebrity Baggers and Gas Pumpers” event on Nov. 18 raised $4,690 for the American Cancer Society. Continue Reading
Lewis Drug to open in Mitchell’s County Fair in ’12
August 16, 2011 in The Daily Republic
The County Fair Food Store of Mitchell announced Monday that a Lewis Drug store will be located in an addition to its building. The expansion will be completed in the spring. Continue Reading
County Fair to expand, add workers
May 24, 2011 in The Daily Republic
The County Fair Food Store will announce a large expansion and renovation today that will also mean up to 30 new jobs. Continue Reading
Lightning strikes twice for local woman
December 16, 2010 in The Daily Republic
Apparently, lighting can strike the same place twice.
Eighteen years after Mitchell resident Lori King split a $100,000 Powerball lottery prize, she won $5,000 worth of grocery gift cards Wednesday to County Fair Food Store in Mitchell. The giveaway was held at County Fair and was a promotion of the South Dakota Farmers Feed US campaign.
King, a single mother, was thrilled. Continue Reading
When weather cooperated, fair went well
August 19, 2010 in The Farmington Independent
For much of last week’s run of the Dakota County Fair, it seemed like Mother Nature was determined to keep people at home. If it wasn’t 95 degrees and so humid even stepping outside seemed like a chore, there were storm clouds and lightning to make people think twice about taking a trip to the fair. Continue Reading
Column: A lifetime at the county fair
August 13, 2010 in The Farmington Independent
It’s Monday afternoon, and I’m at my desk. I’ve been to the 2010 Dakota County Fair once already, and I’ve got to say – I love this time of year.
Sure, it’s a pretty steamy day, and sure, wandering through the heat and humidity already has me feeling like a good nap would hit the spot. And maybe the bellyful of Taco Dick’s and 4H chocolate shake is adding to my fatigue. Continue Reading
by The Farmington Independent
Column: Lessons learned at the fair
August 19, 2010 in The Farmington Independent
The Dakota County Fair is a remarkable event. It’s one of the rare opportunities in this world to indulge guilt-free in massive quantities of artery-clogging food, ogle livestock and cheer as strangers ram headlong into each other in an event that is the daydreams of any driver trapped in rush-hour traffic sprung to violent life. Continue Reading
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