'A great fair'

With loud bangs, revving engines and plenty of moos, the O'Brien County Fair celebrated a century in style last week.

"We had a great fair," said O'Brien County Fair Board President Darwin Gaudian. "We had people there that wouldn't have been there before. A lot people came from a long ways to be there."

From concerts and fireworks to car races and livestock shows, the fair schedule was chock-full of events for the whole family during its run July 19-25.

"We had good numbers," Gaudian said. "Especially on Monday and Tuesday, there were more people there than we normally have."

Since the O'Brie...