Celebrate America with 11 days of fair food, family traditions and co-op fun STORY by Sara Schafer PHOTOS by Sara Schafer and Paul Newton The Missouri State Fair returns to Sedalia Aug. 13-23 with 11 days of food, fun, livestock shows, grandstand concerts and family...
St. Louis artist shapes beloved state fair tradition STORY by Paul Newton PHOTOS by Paul Newton and Sara Schafer A week before most fairgoers arrive at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in August, Ander Weis is dressed for winter. There is a knit hat...
Meet the 2025 Missouri State Fair queen who will champion agriculture by Sara Schafer | sschafer@ruralmissouri.coop Bailey Schneider couldn’t stop shaking. Cheers echoed across Sedalia’s Mathewson Exhibition Center as retiring queen, Claire Walker, placed a...