Navajo County proclaims Sept. 10–13, 2025 as County Fair Days; fair leaders outline facility upgrades

The Navajo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a proclamation at its Sept. 9, 2025 meeting declaring Sept. 10–13, 2025 as Navajo County Fair Days and recognized volunteers and fair staff for their work on the annual event.

Chairman Jason Mite read the proclamation noting the fair’s long local history and urged residents to participate in the 94th annual event. The board then invited fair representatives to the dais to summarize this year’s fair operations and planned improvements.

A fair representative introduced Myna Henning as the fair manager through Oct. 1 and said DJ Betty will take over management thereafter. The presenters described several facility upgrades made this year — asphalt work in parking and carnival pads, a new skybox in the arena, vendor-area improvements, pig-barn extensions and LED lighting upgrades — and said the fairgrounds host roughly 62 events annually in addition to the fair.

The speakers described the fair’s approach as a partnership with the county and said joint investment and grant-seeking are being used to address needed work on the grandstands. The presentation included a claim drawn from an economic study about the fairgrounds’ regional economic impact; the study figures cited in the meeting were not fully consistent in the transcript.

Board members praised volunteers and 4‑H youth participants and thanked fair staff for outreach efforts, including a contract to amplify fair promotion to the Navajo Nation. After discussion, the board passed the proclamation by voice vote.

The board took a group photograph with fair representatives following the vote and encouraged residents to attend the fair.