VINTON – Congratulations to the following individuals chosen to represent Benton County at the 2024 Iowa State Fair with their static project(s). The Benton County Fair took place last week at the fairgrounds in Vinton. The 2024 Iowa State Fair will take place August 8-18 this year. The 2024 theme is ‘Fair Fever.’

-Izzie Birker: 1624 and 1625 Food & Nutrition; North Eden Willing Workers

-Katie Birker: 1639 Food & Nutrition; North Eden Willing Workers

-June Bodeker: 1229 Photography; Jackson Better Farmers

-Makenna Burmeister: 767 Sewing and Needle Arts

-Emily Cue: 1659 Photograph;y Polk 101

-Lila Cue: 1650 Photography; Polk 101

-Zachary Fix: 225 Woodworking; North Eden Willing Workers

-Alan Gibney: 1145 Digital Storytelling; Leroy Luckies

-Kenzi Gibney: 1131 Citizenship and Civic Engagement; Leroy Luckies

-Jenna Grovert: 491 Photography, 495 Outdoor Adventures, 494 Visual Arts – Original Arts; North Eden Willing Workers

-Nora Grovert: 485 Home Improvement, 480/481/482 Photography, 484 Sewing and Needle Arts; North Eden Willing Workers

-Olivia Hanson: 1103 Food & Nutrition; Bruce Boosters

-Bruce Boosters 4-H Club: 1464 Citizenship and Civic Engagement

-Beckett Happel: 546 Visual Arts; North Eden Willing Workers

-Kinnick Hoeck: 545 Child Development; Fremont Go-Getters

-Gavin Kelly: 739 Welding; Polk 101

-Evan Kolek: 331 Woodworking; Fremont Go-Getters

-Haddie Kroneman: 1402 Animal Science; Florence Go-Getters

-Gina Lutgen: 895 and 897 Food & Nutrition; North Eden Willing Workers

-Kinze Manson: 1122 Thrifty Meal Challenge; Polk 101

-Braden Martin: 502 Woodworking; Florence Hawkeyes

-Abigail McKenna: 1353 Visual Arts; Jackson Better Farmers

-Erika McKenna: 1520 Home Improvement and 1225 Food & Nutrition; Jackson Better Farmers

-Wesley McKenna: 779 Welding; Jackson Better Farmers

-Rya Miller: 1613 Visual Arts; Florence Hawkeyes

-Madeline Olson: 1220 Photography; North Eden Willing Workers

-Grayson Rathje: 128 Science, Engineering & Technology; Fremont Go-Getters

-Mya Refstie: 912 Health, 913 Food & Nutrition, 917 Home Improvement, and 910 Self-Determined; Leroy Luckies

-Avery Schmitz: 1280 Visual Arts; Polk 101

-Jacob Schmitz: 1284 Conservation, Environment, and Sustainability; Polk 101

-Joe Stien: 588 Food & Nutrition – Educational Display; Florence Go-Getters

-Eleanor Stueck: 327 Woodworking; Jackson Better Farmers

-Cade Volesky: 119 Mechanics; Florence Hawkeyes

-Amrie Wittmer: 316 Photography; Jackson Better Farmers