Tornado Update | March 31, 2026

Today, State Representative Ty Matthews, the Hardin County Commissioners, Mayor Lynn Webb, and representatives from Senator Rob McColley & US Senator John Husted’s office toured the destruction on the fairgrounds alongside members of the Hardin County Fair Board and Hardin County Fair Queen Olivia Newland. Representatives from the Ohio Fair Managers’ Association also toured the damage.

Crews worked to patch the roof on the Beef Barn Restroom and salvage as much electrical equipment as possible from the Machinery Building. Downed trees continue to be cleaned up. Additional measures were taken to secure buildings for incoming weather. Demolition of the Machinery Building and Rabbit Barn will begin tomorrow.

We continue to be overwhelmed with the generosity of the Hardin County community as well as the broader fair community. We didn’t ever plan on accepting donations for tornado relief, but after so many people have reached out, we felt like we had to offer somewhere for folks to donate to the relief effort.