Steele County Free Fair

One area you shouldn't overlook at the Steele County Free Fair is the Organic Crop section.

Bulls start the week trying to shake their riders, ATV riders will attempt to defy gravity and Hairball fans are hoping the rain stays away this week.

With all 19 structures open at the village and two exhibits to explore at the history center, the Steele County Historical Society invites fairgoers to the east side of the fairgrounds.

I googled some old articles about the Steele County Free Fair and most of the following appeared in a publication called The Billboard. In 1922, the Steele County Fair ran three days and drew 35,000. Pretty impressive considering Owatonna's population was around 18,000...

Steele County fairgoers have been very dedicated toward their favorite foods and attractions, but each year brings in a few changes.

Information Specialist Dan Ruiter of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources was Todd Hale's guest on AM 1390's Fair Talk. The DNR booth will once again be located inside the Izaac Walton League Building. They will have their familiar display of fish caught in local waters...

The Steele County American Dairy Association will offer a featured flavor at the Steele County Fair. Here at KRFO, we have asked you to guess what that might be.

Several new foods will tempt your tongue at this year's Steele County Free Fair. More than 100 food booths will be scattered around the fairgrounds.

The Steele County Free Fair has declared that Friday, August 18, will be Matt Ratzloff Day. Matt has worked with the summer crew the past six years. He recently had a bone marrow transplant at Mayo in Rochester. Ratzloff has been battling acute myeloid leukemia...

Sheriff Lon Thiele was Todd Hale's guest on Fair Talk this week. Once again those with young children attending the fair are encouraged to take precautions to ensure their child's safety. The Sheriff's Shack will be next to the Muckle building or south of the Four Seasons Centre...