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MARSHALL It’s news that a lot of area residents have been waiting to hear, Deloris Richards said. A year after COVID-19 concerns closed everything down, the Lyon County Fair will be returning this August.
“A lot of people are really happy. I’ve been getting a lot of calls,” said Richards, the secretary of the Lyon County fair board.
The county fair will run from Aug. 11-15 in Marshall. Richards said the carnival midway and some of the entertainment events planned for last year’s fair will be coming to this year’s fair instead.
Big community gatherings like county fairs were one of the many things put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Counties around Minnesota and even the Minnesota State Fair announced they would be canceling fair events.
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The Jana Reilly Home Team Keller Williams Preferred Realty recently celebrated five years in the Marshall community. In those five years the team and individual agents: Jana Reilly, Ashley Kuhnau, Braedyn Reilly, Jocelyn Kleeberger and KaLea Swenson have made it a point to give back to the community in many ways. They volunteer at the Lyon County Fair, Pheasants Forever, Ducks Unlimited, Wild Turkey Federation, packing for Food4Kids and donating a trailer for food transfers. They sponsor family, community and environmental programs, including YMCA, Lyon Co Historical Society, school sports & Community Service and Big Brothers events, serving on numerous 501(c)3 boards and committees and contributing to annual SMSU, Hospice and United Way events and more. The Jana Reilly Home Team believes strongly in giving back to the community! In acknowledgment of their clients and friends trust in them as they progressed though the buying or selling of a home and in honor of