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Expo Center manager warns exclusive three‑year rodeo agreement would limit rentals; commissioners discuss blackout window

Board of County Commissioners, Pittsburg County · December 22, 2025

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Expo Center manager Richard Bedford told commissioners a promoter wants a three‑year exclusive rodeo contract barring other rodeo‑style events 90 days before and after the rodeo; commissioners debated a shorter blackout period and asked for cost estimates on floor sweepers and jumbotron work.

Richard Bedford, manager of the Southeast Expo Center, updated the Pittsburg County commissioners on Dec. 22, 2025, saying the facility completed scheduled events for the year and staff would attempt to install a mini jumbotron frame ahead of the Pitt conference but may not finish in time.

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