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Brown County Fair Manager Fired After 5 Months On The Job

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ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — The manager of the Brown County Fair has been fired after only five months on the job.

Brown County commissioners let go Karla Pfeifer during a closed meeting Tuesday. The move came after she refused to resign.

Commissioners say their decision was based on issues that came up before and during the fair, but they wouldn’t disclose any details under the argument that it is a personnel matter.

Pfeifer says commissioners told her their decision came after she forgot to order two trophies out of over 100 and didn’t submit two grant applications. She says she submitted the applications and “didn’t do anything wrong.”

Pfeifer’s attorney attended Tuesday’s meeting. Pfeifer was hired in March to replace the previous manager, who died unexpectedly in February.

The 2015 fair ended Aug. 16.

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