Steele County Free Fair

Sgt. Papa Jake received the Bronze Star and assisted in planning D-Day.

It was great heading down to the Steele County Fair each day. One of my tasks was to host Fair Talk each day about 4:15 with Publicity Director Todd Hale.

Harley Manke, longtime Owatonna resident, gives us his recollections of the early days of the Steele County Free Fair.

Steele County Free Fair Executive Secretary Jim Gleason will be joining us on KDHL at 10:30 this morning to give us a preview of this year's event, which begins tomorrow in Owatonna. The theme this year is, "Scream and Moo With Much To Do in 2017...

Saturday evening I was at the Steele County Fair for the KDHL Steele County Fair Southern Minnesota Ag Ambassador of the year presentation. After the program a shower moved through while the sun was shining. I noticed this beautiful double rainbow in the eastern sky...

Saturday evening just before the Minnesota State Holstein Show, the three finalists for the  Steele County Free Fair and KDHL Southern Minnesota Ag Ambassador of the Year were recognized. They were Matt Braun from Dennison, Randy and Kathy Bauer from Faribault and Steve Olson from Buffalo...

The Steele County 4-H Livestock Auction will be held Saturday morning in the Swine Show Arena on the Steele County Fairgrounds in Owatonna. A complimentary buyers breakfast will be served before the auction, which begins at 9AM. It is always nice to see so many business and individuals at a 4-H livestock auction supporting good kids involved in constructive activities...

It's Friday and on KDHL AM Minnesota we will be visiting with a couple of different folks at the Steele County Free Fair in Owatonna. I taped an interview with Wells Fargo Auto Museum Superintendent Les Abraham on Thursday, and we will hear that before heading off to some food booths with a camera attached to my head...

Details of Senior Citizen Day at the Steele County Free Fair in Owatonna will be discussed on AM Minnesota at 9:30AM. I hope to have the Steele County sheriff join us to talk about safety at the fair. You may have heard the State Fair is increasing police presence at their event and stepping up searches of backpacks and coolers...

The Steele County 4-H Auction was held Saturday morning on the Steele County Fairgrounds in Owatonna. Once again it was great to see so many business and individuals there supporting the Steele County 4-H Auction. The 4-H members get a certain amount of the premium and the rest goes to the Steele County 4-H Foundation...