Gary Slater has resigned as Missouri State Fair director.
Slater has accepted a position as the fair manager for the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa.
He will officially leave the Missouri State Fair April 1. Slater has served as the director of the Missouri State Fair since January 1997.
The fair commission will give further details on the search for a new director in the near future.
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