Kally Stroup was crowned 2024 Linn County Fair and Rodeo queen during a ceremony Saturday, Aug. 3, at the fairgrounds arena. The five queen candidates had combined advance ticket sales of more than $45,500. (Roger Sims/Linn County Journal)
By Roger Sims, rsims@linncountyjournal.co
MOUND CITY – Kally Stroup of rural Parker was crowned 2024 Linn County Fair and Rodeo queen on Saturday, Aug. 3, during a ceremony at the fairgrounds arena.
Wade Teagarden, fair board member who is in charge of the queen contestants, told the crowd gathered for the demolition derby that this year’s contestants raised a total of just over $45,500, the second highest sales in the fair’s history.
The queen is selected on the basis of advance ticket sales, and Stroup sold almost $21,300 in tickets to the three events and the raffles for four rifles. The events include the demolition derby, the Outlaw Truck and Tractor pull, and the two evenings of the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) rodeo.
Honored at the crowning ceremony were queen candidates, from left, Cheyenne Wingate, Kelsee Poole, Mylee Leisure, runner-up Rees Chapman, 2024 queen Kally Stroup, and 2023 queen Cierra Lindsey. (Roger Sims/Linn County Journal)
Rees Chapman of Pleasanton was the runner-up winner, selling nearly $15,200 in tickets. Mylee Leisure of Prescott was third with more than $5,500 in sales. Other candidates included Cheyenne Wingate of Pleasanton and Kelsee Poole of Mound City.
Candidates earn a portion of their ticket sales.
Stroup will be a senior at Prairie View High School this year and has been very active in the Cadmus 4-H Club as well as the PVHS FFA program. She is the daughter of fair board chairman Austin Stroup and his wife, Megan.
Stroup and other queen candidates will be helping with contests throughout fair week, which ends Saturday night, Aug. 10, with the rodeo.
Cierra Lindsey, 2023 Linn County Fair and Rodeo queen, ended her tenure on Saturday night with a final ride around the fairgrounds arena. (Roger Sims/Linn County Journal)
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