Kaliyah Minnihan, who will be a senior at Paton-Churdan in the fall, was crowned Greene County Fair queen Wednesday evening at the Greene County Fair. She will represent Greene County in the Iowa State Fair queen contest next month.
Minnihan is a four-sport athlete and is involved in FFA, FCA, 4-H, 4-H Young Leaders, the P-C student council and the P-C speech program. She spends her free time taking photos, being outdoors, and caring for her animals. She also volunteers as a T-ball coach.
Other contestants were Savannah Lansman and Autumn Barrett.
Lansman is a 2026 Greene County graduate. She will attend Iowa State University in the fall, majoring in kinesiology and health. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends and helping wherever she can.
Barrett will be a senior at Greene County HS. She has grown up around livestock and has exhibited animals at the Greene County having shown sheep and rabbits for eight years, horses for four years, and this year she showed her new puppy. She hopes to attend Iowa State University to study animal science and pursue a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.
A Little Royalty contest took place while the judges made their final decision. Eight girls and four boys participated. Each contestant answered questions about themselves posed by the queen candidates.
All participants received a bag of gifts. The winners, Hazel Holz and Benjamin Wilson, were chosen by drawing names.
Judges for the Fair Queen contest were Deb Marquardt, Grace Hardaway and Alicia Heun. Katlynn Mechaelsen, vice president of the Greene County Fair board, chaired the queen contest.
