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County fairs around Wisconsin preparing for in-person events
HOPE KIRWAN, Wisconsin Public Radio
May 15, 2021
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) With the Wisconsin State Fair returning this summer, county fairs around the state are also gearing up to return to in-person events this year.
Tom Barnett is coordinator of the Oneida County Fair. His county was one of many that decided to cancel its fair last year due to concerns about COVID-19. But Barnett said they decided at the start of this year that they would be bringing back the fair no matter what in 2021.
“We were counting on the vaccine to come out and people feeling more comfortable,” Barnett said. “So we decided way back then that one way or another . that we were going to have a fair.”
Wisconsin county fairs gearing up to return this summer
Hope Kirwan
With the Wisconsin State Fair returning this summer, county fairs around the state are also gearing up to return to in-person events this year.
Tom Barnett is coordinator of the Oneida County Fair. His county was one of many that decided to cancel its fair last year due to concerns about COVID-19. But Barnett said they decided at the start of this year that they would be bringing back the fair no matter what in 2021. We were counting on the vaccine to come out and people feeling more comfortable, Barnett said. So we decided way back then that one way or another . that we were going to have a fair.