County board hears public support for 2024 fair

BESSEMER — Members of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners and the Gogebic County Fair Board again reached an impasse during a meeting last week.

In the county board’s previous meeting, commissioners requested that fair board members provide a plan of how they conceive a 2024 county fair.

But Fair Board Member Linda Nelson instead requested more input from commissioners regarding precisely what they wish in relation to the pending fair.

Nelson said that fair board members held a long meeting on Dec. 14 to discuss how to approach the 2024 fair, which they agreed could be scaled back as nee...