Providing assistance and rescue at the fair

A group of volunteers who help find and help people who are lost or injured spend every Great Northern Fair helping the fair board and fairgoers.

“What we do primarily is basic first aid, and other than that we help the fair board with informing the fairgoers,” Hill County Search and Rescue Volunteer Perry Atchison said.

Hill County Search and Rescue is a volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to providing search and rescue as needed and training to requesting agencies or people.

The Great Northern Fair is the biggest fundraiser not only for the fair board, but also for Hill Co...