The Washington County Fair at the Washington Fairgrounds is  open this Sunday. The Washington County Queen Contest will cap off the day’s festivities at 7 pm at the Community Center. For this year’s competition, nine high school girls from around the county will compete for the title. The master of ceremonies for the night will be Miss Rodeo Iowa Emma Bair of Keokuk County.

This year’s contestants are:

Grace Coble, the daughter of Jay and Carrie Coble of Crawfordsville

Zoe Fisher, the daughter of Duane and Vicky Fisher of West Chester

Taylor Garman, the daughter of Jeff and Carrie Garman of Keota

Halli Hershberger, the daughter of Blake and Jenni Hershberger of Wellman

Katie Leichty, the daughter of Loran and Chris Leichty of Wayland

Alex Murphy, the daughter of Mike and Marcy Murphy of Washington

Maddie Peiffer, the daughter of Jay and Cindy Peiffer of Riverside

Ally Rees, the daughter of Tyler and Mindi Rees of Washington

Abby Renoux, the daughter of Troy Renoux of Washington

The contest winner will represent Washington County at the Iowa State Fair Queen Competition. During the intermission of the contest, there will be a ceremony to recognize senior 4-H members.