Missouri State Fair

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Thursday began with a spicy spat between U.S. Senate candidates Josh Hawley and Lucas Kunce at the Governor's Ham Breakfast and continued with festival rides, food and festivities.

The Missouri State Fair is underway, and more than 300,000 people are expected to head to Sedalia in the coming days. Keeping that many people safe is a responsibility that’s too big for the town of about 22,000 people — but each year they get plenty of help.

Thousands flocked to Sedalia in central Missouri for the annual Missouri State Fair.

Parson made his comments on the session after the Governor’s Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair on Thursday. Politicians and candidates across the state attended the event, including the Democratic and Republican candidates for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat.

While COVID isn’t as big a concern this year, fairs are keeping in place some of the protocols they picked up during the pandemic. At the same time, they are keeping an eye on other threats to crowd levels.

Hawkins succeed Blake Hurst as president of one of Missouri's oldest and most influential agricultural organizations.

The state is working alongside a Sedalia college to possibly purchase the last available undeveloped land adjacent to the fair.

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