Articles Tagged With ‘California Mid State Fair’




Attack outside Mid-State Fair deemed a hate crime

A 25-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted an African-American man while yelling racist remarks outside the California Mid-State Fair last week. [Tribune] On July 20 shortly after 10 p.m., Ernest Martin, 50, left the fair and was walking... (Continue reading)

Train rolls into the Mid-State Fair

By COLIN JONES I know it’s a cliché but nothing says summer like a warm, windless night in Chumash Arena at the Paso Robles Fairgrounds. Throw in some party rock, cute cowgirls (and cowboys), plenty of adult beverages and your... (Continue reading)

Fire breaks out at Paso Robles fairgrounds

A storage building at the Paso Robles Event Center caught on fire Monday evening. Flames sparked around 8:45 p.m. in a metal building that holds maintenance equipment and is located in the northeast corner of the property. Firefighters contained the... (Continue reading)

SLO County orders Mid State Fair to turn in its turtles

The California Mid State Fair has been caught in the act — it possessed small turtles with the intent to distribute. The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department received notification this week that the carnival area of the Mid... (Continue reading)