I am Curtis Willhite, a long time Butler County resident and current president of the new Butler County Kansas Fair Board. I was a member of the former Butler County Kansas Fair Association and served on that Board of Directors. Due to difficulties filling empty Director positions for that association, the County Commission chose to use the new State Statute that allows them to appoint directors to an advisory board to plan and oversee the County Fair. 

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With that said the new Board of Directors is made up of 15 individuals representing the entire county and specifically each of the 5 Commissioner Districts. We have a good mix of former association members and new people to plan and oversee a County Fair that will reflect the fairs of the past while growing into our ever-changing future. We intend to continue many time-honored traditions as we plan opportunities for 4-H and FFA members to present and exhibit their accomplishments throughout the year with their projects. We are also adding more open class opportunities for the residents of the county so that they may also participate. 

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We hope that the residents of Butler County will continue to support and participate in one of our great summer traditions. Butler County has had a County Fair since the late 1890’s and we hope to continue this great tradition for at least 100 more years.