2016 Washington County Fair Queen contestants and 2015 Washington County Fair Queen Zoe Wagner (bottom right) – photos courtesy of Stutzman Studio

Eight girls will be on the stage of the Washington Community Center Sunday evening for the annual Washington County Fair queen contest. Those taking part are Kylen Anderson, McKenna Brinning, Montana Hart, Emily Hora, Kaitie Miles, Anna Pence, Olivia Postl, and Joceline Spenner. Last year’s fair queen, Zoe Wagner shares some advice for those competing this year – be yourself. She adds 4-H has helped her prepare for college, she’ll be attending Wartburg College in the fall to study music education.

Sunday, the first day of the fair, will feature a truck and ATV mud run at 1 p.m., the dog obedience show at 4 p.m., the garden tractor pull at 6 p.m. and will wrap up with the queen contest at 7 p.m. Listen to KCII Sunday evening to hear who is crowned the 2016 Washington County Fair Queen and see the KCII Big Red Radio every day of the fair.