Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:15 a.m. CDT

DONNELLSON, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s oldest county fair is getting ready to celebrate its 175th anniversary. The Burlington Hawk Eye reports that the Lee County Fair in southeast Iowa will mark the event with a mix of old traditions and new. Brock Westfall, the county fair’s president, says the fair will host mule and horse races on Wednesday as county fairs used to do.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — One person was sent to the hospital after an Iowa City house fire that caused $50,000 in damage. The Iowa City Press-Citizen says the blaze was reported around 4:10 a.m. Sunday. Crews discovered a fire in the home’s basement and extinguished it within 20 minutes. Authorities say the building’s occupant had left the building before firefighters arrived and was evaluated at the scene before being taken to a local hospital

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spent part of his July 4th with Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, fueling speculation about his vice presidential pick. Trump met with Ernst in New Jersey on Monday and praised her in a tweet. Ernst is a first-term senator, combat veteran and the first woman elected to Congress from Iowa. She ran on a platform of cutting wasteful spending, with the slogan “Make ’em squeal.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Donald Trump has narrowed down his vice presidential shortlist to a handful of contenders. While the presumptive GOP nominee is known for throwing curveballs, here’s a look at some of the men and women he is said to be considering.