Kern County Fair announces layoffs for 19 full-time employees

Although organizers said there was overwhelming support for the fair through the fair food drive-thru and virtual junior auction, the Kern County Fair Board of Directors announced that it'll need to layoff 19 employees to stay afloat.

ANNOUNCEDTHAT IT'LL NEED TO LAYOFFEMPLOYEES TO STAY AFLOAT.19 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES RECIEVED120 DAY LAY OFF NOTICES.THE ORGANIZATION SAYS THEY WILLCONTINUE TOOPERATE WITH A STAFF OF SEVENFULL TIME EMPLOYEES.THE FAIR WAS CANCELED THIS YEARDUE TO THE PANDEMIC.HOWEVER -- OFFICIALS TEAMED WITHSEVEN VENDORSTO PUT ON A FAIR FOOD DRIVETHRU.OFFICIALS SAYING THAT 13-THOUSAND CARS PARTICIPATED INTHAT DRIVE THRU.THE FAIR WAS ABLE TO SELL 6-THOUSAND BAGS OF KETTLE CORN...AND A VIRTUAL JUNIOR AUCTION WASALSO ABLE TO RAISE 575-THOUSAND DOLLARS.