Fair board dealing with budget shortfall

The Great Northern Fair Board will hold a special meeting Thursday at 5:30 p.m. as it deals with a budget shortfall.

The meeting will take place in the Lakeside Excavation Inc. Community Room at 220 22nd Ave. W.

Lakeside Excavation is owned by board Vice-Chair Tyler Smith.

The shortfall is the result of increased expenses due to wages and less than expected revenue from camper storage, the members said Tuesday during the board's regular monthly meeting in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse.

The board voted unanimously to limit fairgrounds manager Dave Brewer to a five-hour w...