Great Northern Fair 2020 is canceled

At a special meeting Tuesday, the Great Northern Fair Board canceled the 2020 Great Northern Fair, making it the first fair cancelation in over a century of running, board Vice Chair Chelby Gooch said.

After discussing the issue and listening to comments from members of the public in attendance the board passed a motion 3-2 to cancel the fair.

Ron Konesky and Ray Kallenberger voted against the cancellation, while Gooch, and board members Tyler Smith and Josh Heitzenroder voted in favor.

Board member Jack Solomon was not able to attend the meeting.

At the meeting, some board members provided va...