Beer garden approved for fair

Organizers of a barbecue competition at the county fair will be able to open a beer garden at the event this July

Hillsboro’s city council unanimously signed off on the condition the beer consumption be limited to a roped off section of the fairgrounds.

Brett Unruh with the county’s fair board said the board wanted to offer beer in the safest way possible.

A council member said the city’s police had no problems when similar events were organized in the past.

The competition will take place July 24.