Steele County Free Fair

One of the new vendors at this year's Steele County Free Fair is Jersey Jo's. Joe hails from New Jersey and resides in Rochester. His menu at the fair includes Philly cheese steaks, burgers and deli subs. Joe also operates a family restaurant off Second Street near St...

From singing and dancing to spelling with some watermelon seeds and hammers flying as well, the entertainment at the KRFO stage at the Steele County Fair is wide-ranging.

Where would any organization be without volunteers? The Steele County Free Fair Board of Directors will honor dedicated fair volunteers at a special meal on Tuesday, August 16. Thank you and congratulations to the following volunteers who will be honored...

The Steele County Senior Citizens of the Year for 2016 have been named. They are H. Peter Baxter of Owatonna and Barb Mrotz of Ellendale. They will be recognized by the Steele County Exchange Club and the fair on Thursday, August 18, at 6:30PM in Fair Square Park...

There will be four stages with entertainment during this summer's Steele County Free Fair. The Elmer Reseland stage will be dedicated opening night of the fair at 6PM. It'll be just east of the 4-H Building. Along with the birth of the new stage, the Owatonna Chapter of the Izaac Walton League will be celebrating their 90th birthday on Saturday, August 20, at the fair...

The cannon is on display on the Steele County Fairgrounds, but unless David Smith Jr. is seeking a quick ride to Hy-Vee it might need to be aimed differently for the fair.

Join Todd Hale and special guests each Thursday morning at 9:40 on AM 1390 for Fair Talk. Dates for this year's Steele County Free Fair are August 16-21. The Livestock Hall of Fame induction on Tuesday, August 16, will be the time that several FFA members receive special recognition...

Steely and Stella, the Steele Country Free Fair mascots, will have a new friend at this summer's fair. The new mascot will be introduced on the opening day of the fair. They will all stroll the fairgrounds. They'll be spending a lot of time near the big chair next to the flower building awaiting the opportunity to take pictures with fair attendees...

Fair Talk with Todd Hale is Thursdays on AM1390 up to the fair. June 30 Myrna Peterson and Les Abraham were his guests. First a couple of side notes. Hale let us know that a new slogan for the 2017 Steele County Free Fair was picked out of 15 entries and will be revealed on the last day of the fair...

Steele County Free Fair mascots Stella and Steely are getting warmed up for the fair by making numerous appearances this summer. See them in Blooming Prairie this weekend.