Scaled-down fair well received

■ Nebraska State Fair stages smaller event with pandemic-era protocol

The crowds and list of exhibitors and activities were smaller at this year’s Nebraska State Fair, where the focus in 2020 was on youth and animal shows. News-Register/Kurt Johnson
The crowds and list of exhibitors and activities were smaller at this year’s Nebraska State Fair, where the focus in 2020 was on youth and animal shows. News-Register/Kurt Johnson

Though the Nebraska State Fair was limited in size and scope this year by a global pandemic, the sentiment among fairgoers, volunteers and board members was unanimous — having a smaller State Fair was better than having no State Fair at all.

“As a board member, we’ve been hearing every exhibitor come through the barns expressing thanks and gratefulness that we chose to go ahead and have the event,”…