Winfield, KS — As of Friday, 11:00 am (local time). By order of the Winfield City Police the campgrounds at the Winfield Fairgrounds are temporarily closed and under a mandatory evacuation. The order is for the safety of the people already camping on grounds for the Walnut Valley Festival.

The festival producers are coordinating with the Civil Defense, and the City of Winfield to provide temporary camping sites locally. These temporary sites are:

• Black Creek Park
• The Broadway Sports Complex
• The Winfield City Lake
• The Winfield Livestock Auction Facility

Festival producers will release updated information as it becomes available and plans are still underway to have the Walnut Valley Festival. Details will be released as they are available and finalized.

Updates will be released and available on the Walnut Valley Festival website at www.wvfest.com and here at BluegrassJournal.com as they become available.