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The 2025 Kansas State Fair appears to be a financial and attendance success, despite being impacted by heavy rain.

Grandstand entertainment sales were strong, and new food items were introduced while admission prices remained unchanged.

Separately, Reno County is criticized for a lack of public transparency regarding its recent $130,000 purchase of a parking lot.

Since this article needs turning in before this year's Kansas State Fair is over, it's a bit premature to declare the event a huge success.

From all indications after the opening weekend, lots of good things need said about the results manager Bryan Schulz and his staff achieved. It certainly appears both from attendance and finances the 2025 statewide event produced "fairified" results.

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