Rice County Fair

Often when a cold front replaces a warm front storms occur. Dienst says they will be keeping a close eye on the possible development.

The show will be on Thursday, July 21st with the gates opening at 5:00 pm with the show at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $5 for all ages with closer ringside seats selling for $15.

Shout out to my favorite Minnesota State Fair food stand, Duke's Poutine, for turning me on to something called a Cheese Curd Taco. This combo looks pretty tasty and they are available this week in Minnesota.

The Lakers play Saturday at St. Benedict with a 12:05 p.m. first pitch.

Pat Rice was not only a Rice County Fair Outstanding Senior Citizen Award recipient but also was chosen the state winner in 2015.

Wednesday Jerry Groskreutz is looking forward to hosting the "Best of the Best Agriculture Awards" from the fair in an expanded KDHL AM Minnesota program. Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen is scheduled to be in attendance.

The City of Faribault's Park and Recreation Department recently took to social media to share the transformation that recently took place at the park/basketball court.

2019 Rice County Fair Ambassadors Kelsie Demars, Kaia Quimby and Ella Schmidt each gave their farewell address while judges were making their final decision.

Garwood also talked about a new display in the museum of farm implements from the 1852 to 1862 time frame.

Gold Star Amusement is back running the Rice County Fair midway this year and they are bringing something BIG and NEW, and it's going to leave riders spinning.