MERCER COUNTY —
A local group of Democrats believe a little more publicity would go a long way toward settling their dispute with the Great Stoneboro Fair board, their lawyer says.
The Northeast Democrats of Mercer County filed an emergency petition for an injunction requiring the fair board to buy a full-page ad in The Herald, Allied News and Hubbard Press each day until Election Day.
The ad would include the same message the Democrats hoped to proclaim on a billboard that could have been viewed by people attending or driving by the Great Stoneboro Fairgrounds on U.S. Route 62.
The Democrats are a small group who live in the Stoneboro-Sandy Lake area, who decided to take a stand in the race for the Third Congressional District.
They put their support behind Hermitage Democrat Missa Eaton in her quest to unseat Republican Mike Kelly, a car dealer from Butler who is among the wealthiest lawmakers in Congress, according to several reports.
“Millionaires Don’t Care About Social Security or Medicare, Vote Missa Eaton For Congress” the billboard proclaimed – for less than one day.
The group spent about $500 to rent the billboard during fair time, and the sign was put up Aug. 30 on a billboard owned by General Outdoor Advertising on land owned by the fair board.
The billboard was taken down the next day.
The Democrats claim fair board vice president Donald Barbour was behind the sign’s removal; the fair board says the aging sign was taken down for safety reasons.
The Democrats would like to learn the truth about how and why the sign was removed, said the group’s lawyer, J. Jarrett K. Whalen.
“We’re trying to find out who was accountable,” Whalen said. “We should be able to get to the bottom of who the bad guys are.”
A lawsuit filed Sept. 26 alleges one count of malicious interference with contractual relations by the fair board, its president Ron Carkin, and Barbour.
The fair board is represented by Hermitage lawyer David Ristvey.
Ristvey has contacted Whalen about a possible settlement, Whalen said, but none had been reached as of Monday. Ristvey didn’t return messages seeking comment.
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