The Olmsted country fair will no longer be happening in the traditional sense..
But organizers say they're working on bringing the fair to the community in a way we've
Are currently chasing thunderstorms we think have some potential.
If tornadoes do develop, they will develop fast.
Most of the energy and wind sheer is low to the ground.
Other threats include hail and strong winds.
Stormtracker-live-2 live in... meteorologist sean macaday- kimt news 3 thanks sean.
We'll check back in with sean again in a little bit later in this newscast.
Coronavirus apache follow-stinger-2 the olmsted country fair will no longer be happening in the traditional sense..
But organizers say they're working on bringing the fair to the community in a way we've never experienced.
Kimt new three's jessica bringe joins us live from the fairgrounds with what we can expect.
Jessica.
Live lowerthird2line talent coronavirus:jessica bringe jbringe@kimt.com coverage you can count on amy - you may have this years fair experience right from the seat of your car!
One option event organizers tell me is in the works in a drive-in movie night.
Olmsted county fair-live vo-1 lowerthird2line coronavirus:olmsted county cancels fair, looks at alternatives kimt news 3 the olmsted county state fair was cancelled due to the coronavirus..
Following suit after the minnesota state fair also canceled.
Now fair organizers are working on creative ways to still host events and raise money for agricultural groups like 4-h.
Olmsted county fair-live sot-1 lowerthird2line coronavirus:brandon helgeson events manager, olmsted county fair we do have some alternate ideas that we're working on.
We have some drive- in options, alternate event ideas that will still allow people to get out and do something, will hopefully allow us to raise money to help the virtual show for 4h and ffa kids ore some kind of drive-through or drive-in option just depending on what guidelines say at the time.
Apache follow-live sot-3 in addition to drive-in movies..
Event organizers are also working on drive-in concerts.
There may be virtual events so people could attend remotely as well.
Live in rochester- jessica bringe kimt news 3 thank you jessica.
The hope is to have events thursday thorugh saturday starting at some point in june.
Local corona numbers-reality-75 local corona
A group of protesters gathered in Indian River County on Sunday.
Deputies took Whitehead to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Center and charged him with two counts of Murder.
