A teenager holds up a hen during the 2021 Grant County Fair. On Wednesday, organizers of this year’s fair canceled in-person poultry exhibitions and auctions in response to the ongoing H5N1 avian influenza pandemic.
July 21, 2022
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July 21, 2022 3:50 p.m.
Grant Co. fair cancels poultry showings and auctions as bird flu persists
MOSES LAKE — Organizers of this year’s Grant County Fair have canceled in-person poultry exhibitions and auctions this year in response to the ongoing avian influenza outbreak. “We made the decision to pull the plug on in-person showing of birds,” said Grant County Fairgrounds Director Jim McKiernan. “We don’t want to be the reason there’s a major outbreak.” ...