This year’s Marion County Fair Queen candidates have been announced. Josephine Brooks of Knoxville High School, Ella Jahner of Pella High School, and Emily Sytsma of Pella Christian High School are in the running to become the 2021 Fair Queen.

The competition and crowning will be held Saturday, June 26th at 6:30 p.m. at the Iowa State University Extension office in Knoxville, and is open to the public.

The Marion County Fair will run July 15th-21st. Stay tuned for more details about the fair, and for interviews with the queen candidates.