Preparations start for last Montgomery County fair in Dayton

Preparations started Thursday morning for the last Montgomery County Fair to be held at the County Fairgrounds in Dayton.

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This year's edition is from July 10 to 15. After 160 years in Dayton, the fair will be held in Jefferson Twp. starting in 2018.

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The county auditor, Karl Keith, and his crew inspected scales used for weighing animals for the fair, but next year he will being inspecting at Judge Arthur O. Fisher Park.

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Scales are checked with weights to ensure they will work properly when animals are entered into competition.

Keith told News Center 7's Malik Perkins that there are a lot of changes this year, but he expects things to go smoothly.

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With the official move to Jefferson Twp., the University of Dayton and Premier Health plan to use the Dayton site.

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