Harrison County Fair: John and Cindy Ratliff were honored by the Harrison County Veterans Association on July 22.
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2026 4-H Hall of Fame / Harrison County: Art Rieber has been a local poulty judge for the past four decades and willl be honored at the 2026 Iowa State Fair in August.
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Harrison County Fair: CHI Missouri Valley earned top honore / first place and Best Themed at the Harrison County Fair Parade on July 25.
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2026 Harrison County Fair Royalty: Trevin Kurth, 1st Runner-Up; King Joe Bertelsen; Katy Kelly, 1st Runner-Up.. Standing in the front row, 2026 Little Miss, Blakely Kuhlman.
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Harrison County Fair: Hollie Neilsen received the 2025-26 Eductor of the Year honor from the Harrison County Farm Bureau on July 23.
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Harrison County Fair: Jack and Lisa Gochenour were selected as the 2026 Grand Marshall's of the Harrison County Fair Parade.
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Harrison County Fair: This father-daughter tandem share a bonding moment at the Harrison County Fair Parade.
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Harrison County Fair: “It’s so fluffy!” Kayla Teague exclaims to Dalton Pickle as they look at chickens on show at the Harrison County Fair.
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2026 Harrison County Fair Royalty, shown from left: Nicholas Dahir, Case Allmon, Marshall Dickinson, Hayden Sears, Trevin Kurth, 1st Runner-Up, King Joe Bertelsen, Katy Kelly, 1st Runner-Up, Abigail Poore, Katy Pryor, Danielle Cooper, Sierra Falkena. Not pictured: Queen Maci Bertelsen.
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2026 Litte Miss Harrison County, Royal Court (Shown from Left): Talia Lorenzen, Raine Knudsen, Quinn Wright, Magnolia Marcum, Pynnellopi Maiwald, Maryana Conant, 2026 Little Miss Blakely Kuhlman, Audrey Straight, Kamber Means, Carianne Beckner, Gemma Brown, Eleanor Reisz, Evelyn Hatcher.
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Harrison County Fair: The Harrison County Fair welcomes everyone, even adorable kittens. “Beverly Bush” is happily in the arms of Teagan Babcock.
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Harrison County Fair Parade: Connie Cleaver drives her tractor down the parade route on July 25.
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Harrison County Fair: Corey Lancaster shows off his chainsaw carving skills at the Harrison County Fair. .
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Harrison County Fair: A cowboy practices his rope skills before the rodeo at the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: CHI, Missouri Valley, Best Overall Themed Float at the Harrison County Fair Parade.
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Harrison Fair Parade: Harrison County Fair Queen, Maci Bertelsen, Litle Miss Harrison County, Blakely Kuhlman, and Harrison County Fair King, Joe Bertelsen.
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Harrison County Fair: The AgAlympics, on the first night of the Harrison County Fair, calls on youngsters to use the skills they learned on the farm to complete silly tasks. Here, Justin Cooper empties a bucket of water over his head into the bucket of Cayden Schafer. She, in turn, will have to empty the bucket over her head into the bucket of Evan Reed. Only when Brooke Cooper has her bucket filled can the team move on to the next stage. Behind them, Fair Board President Riley Kurth is wholly interested in the outcome.
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Harrison County Fair: Peyton Nelson, a member of the 4-H troop Lucky Stars, won a blue ribbon for her photo of an “Orange Flower.”
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Harrison County Fair: The Missouri Valley Needle Arts Group was one of several groups showcasing its needlework at the fair. The group meets from 1 to 3 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of the month at the Missouri Valley Public Library, while Sew ’N News meets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library. The Piecemakers Quilt Guild meeting is at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month except December at the UMC Church.
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Harrison Counthy Fair: This needlework, showing a Chinese woman, was on display during the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: The Harrison County Soil and Water Conservation District put these soil conservation posters on display during the Harrison County Fair. All the posters had the theme of “Soil: Where It All Begins.”
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Harrison Counthy Fair: These vegetables were on display during the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: These two cows form an example of perfect symmetry during the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: John Bertelsen trims the hoof of Gracie, who is about 2 years old, during the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: “It’s so fluffy!” Kayla Teague exclaims to Dalton Pickle as they look at chickens on show at the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: This farm display is on its way to being delivered to the 4-H building at the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: John and Cindy Ratliff are both honored with quilts for their roles as veterans during a ceremony Wednesday at the Harrison County Fair. Behind them are the 4-H members who had a hand in making the quilts.
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Harrison County Fair: Hey, remember those Sock’em Boppers you had when you were a kid? Inflatable boxing gloves that you could clobber your friend with? Same idea, but much larger. These kids took time to run at each other at the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: The Harrison County Fair welcomes everyone, even adorable kittens. “Beverly Bush” is happily in the arms of Teagan Babcock.
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Harrison County Fair: The AgAlympics, on the first night of the Harrison County Fair, calls on youngsters to use the skills they learned on the farm to complete silly tasks. Here, Justin Cooper empties a bucket of water over his head into the bucket of Cayden Schafer. She, in turn, will have to empty the bucket over her head into the bucket of Evan Reed. Only when Brooke Cooper has her bucket filled can the team move on to the next stage. Behind them, Fair Board President Riley Kurth is wholly interested in the outcome.
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Harrison County Fair: 4-H youngsters show off their sheep in the arena at the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: Corey Lancaster shows off his chainsaw carving skills at the Harrison County Fair. .
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Harrison County Fair: A cowboy practices his rope skills before the rodeo at the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: Pam Hoops folds a balloon into a rabbit for Genevieve Freet, 9, at the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: Eloise Ruma, 11, and Rhys Petersen, 11, come down with a splash from the giant slide at the Harrison County Fair
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Harrison County Fair: Silas Keller, shows off his toy snake to interviewer Noelle Konsbruck, who doesn’t like snakes. This 4-H event was one of several at the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: Speaking of snakes, Cason Amato, 13, shows off a garden snake he found during the Harrison County Fair. He named it “Garfield.”
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Harrison County Fair: It’s not hard to guess that the green vehicle won this round of the demolition derby at the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: He lasted longer than 8 seconds, but eventually, the bull won at the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: One of several cars participated in the parade Saturday morning as part of the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: The Shriners drive every which way during the parade Saturday morning as part of the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: This antique fire truck, from the MissouriValley Fire Department, joined the parade Saturday morning as part of the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: Kids collect candy during the parade Saturday morning as part of the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: The 4-H Pioneers staged this float at the parade Saturday morning as part of the Harrison County Fair. You can see the candy exploding from the outstretched arm of one of the kids on the float.
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Harrison County Fair: The Missouri Valley High School cheerleaders performed in front of the library during the parade Saturday morning as part of the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: The Missouri Valley Christian Church staged this float for the parade Saturday morning as part of the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: These two go together like, well, like fudge and ice cream! They were handing out fliers for Dairy Den during the parade Saturday morning as part of the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: Now THIS is what a successful haul looks like. This mother lode was collected during the parade Saturday morning as part of the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: A line of antique tractors headed down West and East Huron Street during the parade Saturday morning as part of the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: Cal Hill, 6, peddled for 31 feet, 3 inches — after two previous full pulls. This was the tiebreaker against fellow 6-year-old-Wyatt Cunard. Behind him are Dave Anderson, left, and Mike Dickenson, who helped run the pedal pull Saturday as part of the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: This display of elaborately decorated cakes was staged by the 4-H as part of the Harrison County Fair.
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Harrison County Fair: The checkered flag came down during the third heat of the Figure 8 race as part of the Harrison County Fair.
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