Poultry Results

• Grand Champion Chicken in Egg Production- Corbin Wolfe
• Reserve Grand Champion Chicken in Egg Production- Josie McCunn
• Grand Champion Chicken in Egg Production Pen of 3- Corbin Wolfe
• Grand Champion Standard Breeding Chicken- SheAnna Brown
• Reserve Grand Champion Standard Breeding Chicken- Alexa McCunn
• Grand Champion Bantam Chicken- Josie McCunn
• Reserve Grand Champion Bantam Chicken- Cord Nippert
• Grand Champion Breeding Water Fowl- Grace Nippert
• Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Water Fowl- Madison Doyle
• Individual Grand Champion Domestic Fowl Meat Production- Madison Doyle
• Individual Reserve Grand Champion Domestic Fowl Meat Production- Rose Nippert
• Champion Domestic Water Fowl Duck/Geese Breeding Pen- Madison Doyle
• Reserve Champion Domestic Water Fowl Duck/Geese Breeding Pen- Rose Nippert
• Individual Grand Champion Chicken Meat Production- Colin Jacobs
• Individual Reserve Grand Champion Chicken Meat Production- Colin Jacobs
• Grand Champion Chicken Meat Production Pen- Colin Jacobs
• Reserve Grand Champion Chicken Meat Production Pen- Kaden Jacobs
• Champion Jr/Intermediate Showman- Josie McCunn
• Champion Senior Showman- Alexa McCunn
• Grand Champion Overall Showman– Josie McCunn

Rabbit Results

• Champion Breeding Buck- Corbin Wolfe
• Reserve Champion Breeding Buck- Lilly Anderson
• Champion Breeding Doe- Corbin Wolfe
• Reserve Champion Breeding Doe- Corbin Wolfe
• Overall Grand Champion Breeding Rabbit- Corbin Wolfe
• Overall Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Rabbit- Corbin Wolfe
• Champion Fryer Rabbit- Ella Peterson
• Reserve Champion Fryer Rabbit- Anistyn Poston
• Champion Roaster Rabbit- Olivia Jacobs
• Reserve Roaster Rabbit- Natalie True
• Overall Grand Champion Meat Rabbit- Ella Peterson
• Overall Reserve Grand Champion Meat Rabbit- Olivia Jacobs
• Champion Pen of 3 Fryers- Ella Peterson
• Reserve Pen of 3 Fryers- Alyssa Strebe
• Champion Pen of 3 Roasters- Corbin Wolfe
• Reserve Pen of 3 Roasters- Olivia Jacobs
• Overall Grand Champion Pen of 3 Meat Rabbits-Ella Peterson
• Overall Reserve Grand Champion Pen of 3 Meat Rabbits- Corbin Wolfe
• Champion Beginner Showman- Will Pollock
• Champion Jr/Intermediate Showman- Lilly Anderson
• Champion Senior Showman- Corbin Wolfe
• Overall Grand Champion Showman– Corbin Wolfe

• Champion Egg Production:  Jessica Huff
• Reserve Champion Egg Production:  Ava Herrick
• Champion Meat Production:  Jennifer Holliday
• Reserve Champion Meat Production:  Jennifer Holliday
• Champion Ornamental Poultry:  Ava Herrick
• Reserve Champion Ornamental Poultry:  Ava Herrick
• Champion Market Broiler Pen of 3:  Jennifer Holliday
• Reserve Champion Broiler Pen of 3:  Jessica Huff
• Champion Junior Showman:  Ethan Balsmeier
• Reserve Champion Junior Showman:  Ava Herrick
• Champion Intermediate Showman:  Alena Rectenbaugh
• Reserve Champion Intermediate Showman:  Jayden Rohner
• Champion Senior Showman:  Riley Abbott
• Reserve Champion Senior Showman:  Jessica Huff
• Champion Advanced Showman:  Ava Rectenbaugh
• Reserve Champion Advanced Showman:  Isaac Balsmeier

The Montgomery County Fair Goat Show was held on Thursday afternoon. Here are the Champion and Reserve Champion selections from all classes.

Champion Boer Doe: AJ Beeson
Reserve Champion Boer Doe: Tyler Beeson

Champion Home Raised Market Goat: Rylee Jacobs
Reserve Champion Home Raised Market Goat: Rose Nippert

Champion Purchased Market Goat: Kyle Berkey
Reserve Champion Purchased Market Goat: Cloie Bruce

Overall Grand Champion Market Goat: Kyle Berkey
Reserve Overall Grand Champion Market Goat: Rylee Jacobs

Senior Showmanship Champion: Rylee Jacobs
Junior/Intermediate Showmanship Champion: Tyler Beeson
Beginner Showmanship Champion: AJ Beeson
Overall Grand Champion Goat Showman: Rylee Jacobs

The Montgomery County Fair Sheep Show was held on Thursday morning in Red Oak. Here is the results for Champions and Reserve Champions from each class.

Champion Commercial Breeding Ram: Slade Graham

Champion Commerical Breeding Ewe: Leah Sandin
Reserve Champion Commercial Breeding Ewe: Gage Sesker

Grand Champion Commercial Breeding Lamb: Leah Sandin
Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Breeding Lamb: Gage Sesker

Champion Home Raised Market Lamb: Leah Sandin
Reserve Champion Home Raised Market Lamb: Jolee Fisher

Champion Purchased Market Lamb: Allie Sandin
Reserve Champion Purchased Market Lamb: Gage Sesker

Overall Grand Champion Market Lamb: Allie Sandin
Overall Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb: Leah Sandin

Champion Home Raised Pen of 3 Market Lambs: Jolee Fisher

Champion Purchased Pen of 3 Market Lambs: Gage Sesker
Reserve Champion Purchased Pen of 3 Market Lambs: Jolee Fisher

Overall Grand Champion Pen of 3 Market Lambs: Gage Sesker
Overall Reserve Grand Champion Pen of 3 Market Lambs: Jolee Fisher

Champion Senior Showman: Allie Sandin
Champion Junior/Intermediate Showman: Gage Sesker
Grand Champion Overall Sheep Showman: Allie Sandin

The Union County Sheriff’s Office says a man from rural Afton reported to authorities this week, that sometime late last week, someone took between 15 and 17 head of cattle from his property. The animals are valued at $30,000. There were no other details released.

The latest results from the 2020 Shelby County Fair can be found on this link: https://fairentry.com/Fair/Results/13884

Here are the results of the 2020 4-H/FFA Dog Show:

• Grand Champion Dog Obedience – Landon Gigstad
• Reserve Grand Champion Dog Obedience – Madison Doyle
• Champion Junior Handler- Lilly Focht
• Champion Intermediate Handler – Landon Gigstad
• Champion Senior Handler – Madison Doyle
• Champion Overall Handler – Madison Doyle
• Grand Champion Agility – Landon Gigstad
• Reserve Grand Champion Agility – Conner Christensen

Results by Exhibitor:

Conner Christensen

Blue: Preferred Novice – B Obedience (Milo)

Red: Intermediate “B” Handling (Milo)

Blue: Standard Intermediate Agility (Milo)

Madison Doyle

Purple: Beginners Novice – B Obedience (Nicky)

Blue: Novice – B Obedience (Daisy)

Blue: Graduate Novice – B Obedience (Raya)

Reserve Grand Champion Obedience

Purple: Senior “B” Handling (Raya)

Overall Grand Champion Dog Handler

Blue: Standard Novice Agility (Nicky)

Blue: Standard Intermediate Agility (Daisy)

Blue: Standard Intermediate Agility (Raya)

Lilly Focht

Blue: Beginners Novice – A Obedience (Bella)

Purple: Junior “A” Handling (Bella)

Champion Junior Handler

Blue: Standard Novice Agility (Bella)

Landon Gigstad

Purple: Preferred Novice – B Obedience (Maddie)

Grand Champion Dog Obedience

Blue: Intermediate “B” Handling (Maddie)

Champion Intermediate Handler

Blue: Standard Intermediate Agility (Maddie)

Grand Champion Agility

William Pollock

Blue: Junior “A” Handling (Violet)

What little rain that fell overnight Wednesday into Wednesday morning, did little to help the crops and soil they live in. The latest edition of the Iowa Drought Monitor released today (Thursday, shows parts of Cass, Adair, Audubon, Dallas and Guthrie Counties, are in a Severe Drought. Other area counties affected by the severe drought include Boone, Carroll, and Greene, along with the northwest corner of Madison County. Other area counties are in a “Moderate Drought,” which is characterized by: Soybeans aborting pods; Struggling corn test weights; Grasses are brown & more grass fires occur; The possible issuance of bans; and pond levels decline.

Officials say a continued severe drought could potentially result in: extremely low corn yields; A high fire danger; fewer mosquitoes observed; low surface water, increased algae blooms, and a requested voluntary effort at water conservation.

For more information: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?IA

• KJAN, Atlantic  .17″
• 7 miles NNE of Atlantic  .13″
• Massena  .47″
• Anita  .19″
• Oakland  .19″
• Guthrie Center  .08″
• Corning  .8″
• Red Oak  1.09″
• Creston  .45″
• Clarinda  1.38″

Here are the results from Wednesday’s rabbit show from Red Oak:

• Breeding Buck:  Champion – Corbin Wolfe  Reserve- Lilly Anderson
• Breeding Doe:  Champion – Corbin Wolfe  Reserve – Corbin Wolfe
• Breeding Pair:  Champion – Corbin Wolfe
• Breeding Rabbit: Grand Champion Overall – Corbin Wolfe  Reserve – Corbin Wolfe
• Meat Rabbit Fryer:  Champion – Ella Peterson  Reserve – Anistyn Poston
• Meat Rabbit Roaster:  Champion – Olivia James. Reserve – Natalie True
• Meat Rabbit:  Grand Champion – Ella Peterson. Reserve – Olivia Jacobs
• Pen of Three Fryers:  Champion – Ella Peterson. Reserve – Alyssa Strebe
• Pen of Three Roasters:  Champion – Corbin Wolfe. Reserve – Olivia Jacobs
• Pen of Three Meat Rabbits:  Overall Grand Champion – Ella Peterson. Reserve – Corbin Wolfe
• Showmanship Winners:  Senior – Corbin Wolfe, Junior/Intermediate – Lilly Anderson, Beginner – William Pollock, Overall Grand Champion – Corbin Wolfe