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No carnival for Jackson Co Fair

By Brian Hagen

05/02/2018

(KNZA)--The Jackson County Fair will not include a carnival this year.

That word is delivered in a press release issued by the Jackson County Fair Association.

According to the release, the carnival contractor hired for the 2017 Fair was too costly for 2018.

The operator, according to the release, wanted the Fair Board to sign a contract guaranteeing a payment of $40,000; and with operations relying on funds allotted by Jackson County, donations provided by the community, and rental fees, the price tag was not feasible.

Following what the release calls “an extensive search,” no other carnival contractor could be secured for the 2018 Fair.

However, the release notes that despite the “agonizing” but “logical” decision to not have a carnival at the Fair, a Fall Carnival is planned instead.

Contracting with Jones and Company, the Jackson County Fall Carnival will be held August 16 through the 18 at the Northeast Kansas Heritage Complex, two weeks after the Jackson County Fair.

According to the release, the Fair Association plans to secure a carnival company for the 2019 Fair.

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