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Lincoln County Fair celebrates golden anniversary

By Mindy Ward, Missouri Farmer Today
May 27, 2010
May 27, 2010 Updated May 28, 2026

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TROY — For nearly 30 years, Sharon Keim sat ringside watching her children show livestock at the Lincoln County Fair.

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