The Adams County Fair crowns new 2025 Royalty

​The Adams County Fair kicked off Wednesday, July 23 with the Little Miss and Mister Pageant. Nineteen boys and girls ages 5-7 from Adams County competed for the titles, answering pre-written questions on stage. Interviews with judges were also conducted prior to the pageant night.

The judges chose Ava Kay Brinkman to serve as the Little Miss Adams County. Marcus Buck was named Little Mister Adams County Fair.
Emmey Flesner was the runner up for the Little Miss Adams County title. She is the daughter of Andrew and Casey Flesner of Golden.

Little Miss Adams County Fair, Ava Brinkman is the 5-year-old daughter of Austin and Krissy Brinkman of Plainville. 
Little Mister Adams County Fair Marcus is the 7-year-old son of Johnathan and Sarah Buck of Quincy.

The Pageant program hosted a Texas Roadhouse Takeover Night on July 8th to raise money for scholarships for the Pageant contestants.  During that fundraiser, some contestants chose to participate in the Peoples’ Choice award competition to raise votes and money for the pageant program. Peoples’ Choice Award winners were Nora Fuller, the 5-year-old daughter of Jordan and Samantha Fuller of Quincy. Marcus Buck got the most votes for the boys. Both take home a special trophy.

The ‘Be Like Grace’ Award was awarded to 7 year-old Josephine Engel. She is the daughter of Branden and Devan Engel of Quincy. The ‘Be Like Grace’ award honors Grace Schell, the 2011 Little Miss Adams County Fair who died in a tragic ATV accident. The award recognizes a special contestant who shows kindness to other children or contestants around her. 

The retiring 2024 Little Miss Adams County is Baylor Grace Gunther, the 7 year-old daughter of Joshua and Brittany Gunther of Camp Point.  2024 Little Mister Adams County Fair Riggin Wietholder is the 5 year-old son of Monte and Catherine Wietholder of Quincy.
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The judges chose Ava Kay Brinkman to serve as the Little Miss Adams County. Marcus Buck was named Little Mister Adams County Fair.

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