By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
Riley Gibson was crowned by 2023 Queen Kiersten Knobbe during the Guthrie County Fair in 2023
Riley Gibson is the 2024 Guthrie County Fair Queen, and she will reign during this year’s fair, which runs Aug. 29 through Sept. 2. She will be on hand when the 2025 Queen is announced at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1 at the Little Amphitheater. The Queen announcement is traditionally one of the highlights of the fair.
Gibson is a 2024 graduate of Panorama High School and is enrolled at Iowa State University. She is the daughter of Jim and Karwyn Gibson.
The coronation ceremony will announce the new Queen from among three candidates: Addison Laughery, Kassidy Olson and Shyann Young.
Addison Laughery lives in Guthrie Center and is a 17-year-old senior at ACGC high school. She participates in National Honor Society, 4-H, Leo’s Club, FCCLA, football cheerleading, basketball cheerleading, All-Star Competitive Cheer, volleyball, dance team, competitive dance, choir, large group speech, individual speech, drama and FCA.
Kassidy Olson lives in Coon Rapids and is a 17-year-old senior at Coon Rapids-Bayard High School. She participates in FFA, cheerleading and school musicals. She has been involved in the Coon Rapids Main Street Volunteer program, tutoring and the National Youth Coon Hunting Association. She raises sheep, and she works as a greenhouse manager and babysitter. She has been an exhibitor at the Guthrie and Carroll County fairs in Iowa and the Martin County Fair in Minnesota.
Shyann Young lives in Adair and is a 17-year-old senior at ACGC High School. She participates in volleyball, track, 4-H, concert band, marching band, jazz band, choir, large group speech, individual speech, art club, theater and student council. She has also been active in swing choir, FFA and FCCLA.