Miller County fair wraps up tonight

Children race to capture a pig at the annual greased pig race as it returned Thursday to the Miller County Fair.

Children race to capture a pig at the annual greased pig race as it returned Thursday to the Miller County Fair.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

ELDON, Mo. — Visitors to the Miller County fair got a hands-on chance to get up close and personal with livestock in a greased pig race.

The annual activity was recently removed from the schedule before the Miller County Fair started Tuesday. But thanks to a sponsor, Horton Farms in Tuscumbia, the race hit the stables Thursday night at the Miller County Fairgrounds.

Participants 18 years old and younger were divided ....

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