The 2017 Marion County Fair Queen Competition was held Saturday evening.

Ashlee Dethrow was named the 2017 Marion County Fair Queen. Dethrow will now preside over the Fair from July 14th through July 20th, and will also represent Marion County at the Iowa State Fair in August. Natalie Montgomery was runner-up. Other candidates were Paige Busick, Kaley Iddings, Alexia Lepley, and Kortney VanderLinden during Saturday’s competition which was held at the First United Methodist Church in Knoxville.