Interviews were held Tuesday at the Cass County Community Center to help determine who will be the 2018 Cass County Fair Queen and King. Seventeen area youth appeared before the judges individually and in group settings, in hopes of being selected. Fair Royalty (King, Queen, Prince and Princess) will be chosen during the Fair on July 26th, beginning at 7:30-p.m., just before the Little Miss and Little Mister contest at 7-p.m.
Among the male candidates, was Cale Pellett, Mitchell Williamson, Kaleb Venteicher, Cale Schmidt, Nathan Behrends, Tate DenBeste, Teaguen Sothman, and Tyler Comes. Female candidates included Myah Rubio, Madison Mills, Haley Backer, Nicole Eilts, Claire Smith, Katie York, Emily Saeugling, Sidney Aupperle, and Alyssa Brockob. Last year’s Fair Royalty included: Princess – Paige Henderson; Prince – Cody McCreedy; King – Riley Smith, and Queen – Mariah Murphy. The title of Little Miss went to Leah Ohms, and Cooper Anderson was named Little Mister during the 2017 Cass County Fair.