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New fairgrounds event brings visitors but preliminary accounting shows modest shortfall
Summary
A new arena event at the Curry County Fairgrounds attracted visitors and $22,000 in ticket sales; managers reported strong local hotel and restaurant activity but preliminary bookkeeping shows the event may be about $10,000 in the red before sponsorships and final costs are tallied.
Interim Fairgrounds Manager Natasha said recent capital and infrastructure upgrades to the arena enabled a marquee event that sold about $22,000 in tickets. She told commissioners the county likely remains "in the red" on that event after initial expense estimates, but stressed the event generated substantial hotel and restaurant activity in…
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