Next Generation Shows Inc. employee Shelly Keller reacts as Olivia Janis, 11, shoots the ball and wins a small prize during the Linn County Fair in Central City, Iowa on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A young 4-H member practices leading his calf around the ring during the Linn County Fair in Central City, Iowa on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A family of fairgoers walk around during the Linn County Fair in Central City, Iowa on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Two show pigs sleep in the barn during the Linn County Fair in Central City, Iowa on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Five-year-old Jase Naim of Cedar Rapids smiles as he swings back and fourth on the pirate ship ride during the Linn County Fair in Central City, Iowa on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kenlyn Grenis, 10, of Ely pours soup into her hand as she washes her show cow Bullseye during the Linn County Fair in Central City, Iowa on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Grenis has raised Bullseye since he was born. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kenlyn Grenis, 10, of Ely washes her cow Bullseye during the Linn County Fair in Central City, Iowa on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Grenis has raised Bullseye since he was born. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

George Arnold, 13, reacts as his sheep is weighed by judges during the Linn County Fair in Central City, Iowa on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

14-year-old Aubree Johnson, middle, screams as she goes down the slide with her friends 14-year-old Paityn Clifton, left, and 15-year-old Steven Smith during the Linn County Fair in Central City, Iowa on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A horse and her mare snack on hay in the petting zoo area during the Linn County Fair in Central City, Iowa on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Lisa Takes of Central City, left, watches as her granddaughter Ava Takes, 4, pulls around her stuffed cow to copy the older 4-H kids during the Linn County Fair in Central City, Iowa on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Nina Uthe, 4, of Hiawatha reaches in the cage to try and pet the bunnies on display in the petting zoo building during the Linn County Fair in Central City, Iowa on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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