Turtles, tractors, teamwork: Scenes from the last day of the 2025 Douglas County Fair

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Grace Laird, 4, and her brother Grant, 6, won first and third in the turtle race Saturday, Aug. 2, at the 2025 Douglas County Fair. Grace finished first with her fast turtle Pink Pony Girl, and Grant placed with Dr. Otis the Turtle.

On the last day of the 2025 Douglas County Fair, kids took part in the turtle race, the pedal tractor pull, and the Barnyard Olympics team competition.

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Douglas County 4-H members show their swine during the Large Livestock Round Robin on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the 2025 Douglas County Fair.

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Participants and onlookers watch the turtle race Saturday, Aug. 2, at the 2025 Douglas County Fair.

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The Pedal Tractor Pull draws a crowd on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the 2025 Douglas County Fair.

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At left, in red, Abby Brown, holds a grip on her wheelbarrow while pushed by Piper Flory, as Kinley Crawford, center, races alongside pushed by Sadie Harding. The four girls competed in the Barnyard Olympics on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the 2025 Douglas County Fair.

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A team of girls head for the finish line of the Barnyard Olympics competition Saturday, Aug. 2, at the 2025 Douglas County Fair.

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A group of friends hang out together prior to participating in the Pedal Tractor Pull Saturday, Aug. 2, at the 2025 Douglas County Fair.

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Four young girls line up to participate in the Pedal Tractor Pull on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the 2025 Douglas County Fair.

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C.C. Cooper, 4, Baldwin, competes in the Pedal Tractor Pull Saturday, Aug. 2, at the 2025 Douglas County Fair.

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A participant in the Barnyard Olympics event attempts to fill a bucket with water from a squirt gun while not getting her teammate wet on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the 2025 Douglas County Fair.

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A team of four races from the starting line watched by other teams waiting to participate in the Barnyard Olympics event on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the 2025 Douglas County Fair.