Fair week events begin next weekend

Consider yourself a white hat? This year’s Crook County Fair invites you to test out your skills by “unmasking the outlaws, bandits and thieves and stealing the show” from July 24 to 31. Visitors and exhibitors alike can expect all the usual competition and entertainment throughout the week.

This year’s events begin a little earlier than fair week itself, however, with the Rodeo Royalty Banquet in Moorcroft next weekend on Friday, July 16, followed by the competition itself the next morning at 9 a.m.

Fair week itself kicks off on July 24 with the youth rodeo at 10 a.m., followed by...