A group of girls standing in a show arena at a county fair
Several Shelby FFA members participated in early August at the 174th Richland County Fair. Image courtesy of the Shelby FFA.

SHELBY — It was another successful fair week for Shelby FFA members at the 174th Richland County Fair.

Many members exhibited and placed at this year’s county fair. A special congratulations to AJ Roll and Gracie Rodman for being named the 2024 Richland County King and Queen.

Also to Kelsey Snyder, Sofia Johnson, and Carson Secriskey for being on the 2024 court.

Another special congrats to Kelsey Snyder for being named the 2024 Showman of Showmen as the sheep representative and to Cailey Fairchild (poultry), Kennedy Studer (swine) and Bergan Leonhart (cattle) for also competing in the contest.

AJ Roll and Gracie Rodman (middle) were named the 2024 Richland County King and Queen in August at the 174th Richland County Fair. Image courtesy of the Shelby FFA.

We also want to recognize and congratulate members that were placed with their
projects, placed in their showmanship classes or won other awards.

(Below is a PDF showing Shelby FFA member results from the 174th Richland County Fair, which took place in early August. Credit: Cailey Fairchild, 2024-2025 Shelby FFA reporter.)

Shelby FFA Richland County Fair results

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