Entries at PCF open class top 600

Though they had no idea what or how many entries to expect at the 105th Phillips County Fair in Dodson last week, the Phillips County Fair Board members who oversee the Open Class contests were pleasantly pleased with how things shook out.

"We are really tickled because we didn't think that we would have this many entries," Joy Linn, Phillips County Fair Board member told the PCN. "There were more than we had even hoped for, so we are thrilled."

A total of 617 entries were judges at this year Open Class (122 in grains, grass, vegetables, and fruit; 95 in floriculture; 123 in culinary, and 277...