Great Northern Fair Board considers online tickets

Great Northern Fair-goers may have a new way to buy tickets for the night shows next summer, with the Hill County Fair Board looking into online ticket sales.

Fairgrounds manager Tim Solomon said during the monthly board meeting that when he and board members attended a convention last month, looking into attractions and ideas for next summer's fair, they talked to representatives of a company that sets up programs for online sales of tickets.

Board member Missy Boucher said that, along with the convenience of early online purchasing, it also eliminates the cost of printing tickets. She said t...