Clark County Fair gets under way

After a weekend full of activities, including the Miss Clark County Fair pageant, a parade and the open beef show, the Clark County Fair continues this week with carnival rides, a rodeo and a demolition derby.
Today’s events begin at 7 p.m. with the ATV drag. The Miss Teen Clark County pageant begins at 8 p.m. Hay entries will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and 4-H and home economics entries will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be no carnival rides today, and admission is $6. Children 3 and under are admitted for free.
Carnival rides will begin Tuesday and run through Saturday. Admission is $10 and includes all rides. The goat show begins at 5 p.m., and the hay show begins at 9 a.m. Home economics, 4-H and FFA exhibits will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. Lauren Mink will perform at 7 p.m. before the rodeo at 7:30.
Wednesday’s events include the Young Miss Clark County Fair pageant at 8 p.m. The 4-H, FFA and home economics exhibits will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. The truck and tractor pull will be at 7:30 p.m. and the Fair and Faira Bear, the state fair bears, will be present at 7:30 p.m.
The open sheep show and the Little Princess and Little Miss pageants highlight Thursday night’s activities. The pageants begin at 7:30 p.m., as well as the KTT¿Tug of War. The sheep show is at 5:30 p.m. The exhibit hall will be open from 5 to 9 p.m.
Activities begin Friday with the youth swine show at 7 p.m. and the karaoke contest. The mud run and the small car demolition derby will be at 8 p.m.
Saturday is the last night of the fair and will be highlighted by the demolition derby at 8 p.m. Contestants can pick up exhibit hall entries from 9 a.m. to noon.