PHOTOS: 2024 Douglas County Fair wraps up

photo by: Mike Yoder

Maison Flory, a member of the Lone Star 4-H club, shows her hog during the Douglas County 4H/FFA Livestock Auction Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. Flory was one of several 4-H’ers to get a senior send-off at the auction. Flory will be attending West Texas A&M this fall.

A week of contests, events and summer fun at the Douglas County Fair concluded Saturday with a pedal tractor pull, a turtle race, a livestock auction and the ever-popular demolition derby.

photo by: Mike Yoder

From left, 4-H members Hayden Gunter, 12, Austin Phillips, 12, Brantley Fishburn, 11, and Blakely Kalb, 8, compete in the Barnyard Olympics team event Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, on the last day of the Douglas County Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Barnyard Olympic team members from left, Blakely Kalb, 8, Austin Phillips, 12, and Brantley Fishburn, 11, pass cups of water in a relay event Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, on the last day of the Douglas County Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Douglas County 4-H members compete in the Livestock Round Robin Showmanship event on Saturday, Aug. 3, 20204, on the last day of the Douglas County Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Blakely Kalb, 8, a Clinton Eagles 4-H member, and her hog compete in the Livestock Round Robin Showmanship event Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, on the last day of the Douglas County Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Colton Coates, 4, Overbrook, cools off in front of a large fan during events in the fairground open pavilion Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, on the last day of the Douglas County Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Braylee Aguilar, 6, Lecompton, celebrates as her pet turtle Jackson takes first place in the turtle race event Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at the Douglas County Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Braylee Aguilar, 6, Lecompton, thanks her pet turtle Jackson for winning the Turtle Race on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at the Douglas County Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Onlookers gather for the children’s pedal tractor pull on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at the Douglas County Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Colton Mickey, 5, powers his way to the finish line during the pedal tractor pull on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at the Douglas County Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Kanwaka 4-H member Dylan Cheek 18, left, pulls Kanwaka club mate Hallie Bond, 7, to the finish line in the Barnyard Olympics team event Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, on the last day of the Douglas County Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Carnival rides attract a crowd to Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at the Douglas County Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Carnival riders spin on a ride at Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at the Douglas County Fair.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Demolition derby spectators watch from the stands against the backdrop of Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival at the 2024 Douglas County Fair on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Demolition derby spectators watch from the stands at the 2024 Douglas County Fair on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Cars crash in the demolition derby at the 2024 Douglas County Fair on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024.

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