The Marion County Fair Queen Pageant has announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic and all schools currently being closed, anyone interested in applying to take part in the 2020 Marion County Fair Queen Pageant must send an email to Deanna Kephart at deanna.kephart@gmail.com. According to Kephart all applications will be emailed this year or mailed to her home address which will be given when individuals request their application. As of now no dates have changed as the application deadline is still Friday, May 8th.