After successful fair, board meeting turns chaotic

In the wake of a successful Great Northern Fair, a meeting of the Hill County Fair Board Thursday served as a listening session for members of the public, mainly people who worked at the fair, to voice their concerns, criticism and praise, but devolved into a heated argument about the competence and merit of Frank English as the fairgrounds manager.

Community member Ursula Brese had a number of complaints, including one against a fair board member, though she did not specify which one.

“Things happened while I was working that I don’t think are right,” Brese said.

She said the board member del...