Marcy and Xander stopped by the FFA building at the Knox County Fair! They highlight all of the Best in Show awards for each category. They also focus on the story of the FFA jacket and how it is important to our community!
There is a lot to see at the Knox County Fair, including Grange Booths! We shared the award winning Grange booths and talked about the pop stands.
The winners:
Morgan Grange No. 829
Morgan Jr. Grange No. 920
We also got to speak with Cindy Campbell who is the Deputy of Knox County Granges, more about Granges themselves and what the pop stands do!
WNZR got to chat with Jim Blanchard, the President of the Knox County Junior Fair Sales Committee! Jim shares all about the 2025 Junior Fair Sale Day. He details the date moving, the awards that are being given out, some of the stats from last year’s sale day, and much more!
Listen to WNZR for updates on the Junior Fair Sale Day!
WNZR’s Eric Brown talked with Tahlia about her dogs that participated in the Second Annual Wiener Dog Races at the Knox County Fair. Her dogs, Stella and Sterling, came in 1st and 2nd place!
Congratulations to all participants.
Here are the results:
Heat #1 Winner: Oakley
Heat #2 Winner: Stella
Heat #3 Winner: Dash
Heat #4 Winner: Sterling
heat #5 Winner: Hank
Heat #6 Winner: Ellie
Final Race Results:
1st – Stella
2nd – Sterling
3rd – Dash
WNZR’s Daniel Russell talks with Luci Byler and Jackie Weisenfelder from the Knox County 4H Booth Building! They highlight activities that will be happening this week.
All of the booths are decorated for Christmas in July to celebrate the theme for the Knox County Fair.
Stop by at 4pm for the 4H at 4 activities! WNZR is positioned right out the 4H Booth Building so go see them and come see us!
WNZR stopped at the Knox County Veterans Service Office booth at the Knox County Fair! WNZR’s Daniel Russell talked with their Executive Director, Kevin Henthorn. Kevin talked about their services and how they want to reach out to veterans and their families in our community.
You can find them on the midway, east of the grand stands!
Kevin also shared details about Wednesday at the fair. It is veterans day and all veterans get in free. There will be a special veterans tribute before the national anthem at 7pm! This year’s tribute will be for the American Flag.
Find out more information about KCVSO at kcvso.com!
2025 Knox County Fair Royalty were announced on Sunday. WNZR’s Joe Rinehart had the chance to talk with the 2025 Junior Fair Queen – Kennedy Auker and Junior Fair King – Michael Brady. They shared about their experience in this contest and shared a highlight of the projects they are working on for this year’s Fair.
Click HERE to hear the conversations.
Congratulations to all the participants and winners:
2025 Junior Fair Queen – Kennedy Auker
Other candidates (in no particular order)
Reagan Blanchard
Madison Seng
Ansley Daubenmier
2025 Junior Fair King – Michael Brady
Other candidates (in no particular order)
Dalton Bailey
Arthur Hollenback
Check out our pictures on the WNZR Facebook page. Look for the 2025 Knox County Fair Sunday photo album.
WNZR talked with members of the 2025 Junior Fair Board about their experience, responsibilities and what they are learning in their positions. We also recognize the 2025 Species Ambassadors and Liaisons. The students shared about the process of their competitions, memories they have of the Fair and how this experience is impacting their future. We congratulate these amazing young leaders!
Click HERE or click the Play button below to hear these conversations.
The pictures below are from the Junior Fair Breakfast hosted by the Knox County Chamber of Commerce and CES Credit Union. The Junior Fair Board received a donation of $3,000 at that breakfast!
WNZR will bring your coverage of the 2025 Knox County Fair all week. Listen for our live broadcasts from 4pm – 9pm each day. Keep checking back on our blog for your chance to meet more of the amazing youth participating at this year’s Fair. There are 1,477 participants!
2025 Junior Fair Board Members:
Today on The Morning Thing, we celebrated National State Fair Food Day! We detailed some of the wildest and wackiest foods that are offered at state fairs across the country!
From pickle juice popsicles to chocolate covered scorpions, there is definitely some foods you would try… and wouldn’t try!
If you want to learn some more about the day and the history of it, click HERE!
To read about the crazy foods and see the pictures that go along with them, click HERE!
Today for our Friday Favorites, we are celebrating National State Fair Food Day! The Morning Thing Hosts share their favorite food of choice when at the fair!
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