English starts as Great Northern Fairgrounds manager

Frank English has taken over as the Great Northern Fairgrounds manager, just in time for the 2019 Great Northern Fair.

The Great Northern Fair Board hired English Tuesday, June 19.

"I was born and raised here, so I want to make it a better place," English said. "When the job came up, I thought this was my opportunity to bust my butt, work as hard as I can, show people it can be done and we can make it a better place."

Preparations are already underway at the grounds for this year's Great Northern Fair, with Hill County 4-H starting cleanup of the barns and setting up Sunday and the fair starti...