Page 65 Lincoln Daily News 2026 Logan County Fair August 2026 Puffer. Kristy will be a sophomore at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign this fall studying agricultural consumer economics. Grace Carter of Atlanta. Daughter of Samantha and Adam Nagrocki. Grace will be a freshman at the University of Kentucky at Lexington this fall where she will be majoring in elementary education. Reece Winebrinner of Lincoln. Daughter of Tiffany and Aaron Winebrinner. Reece will be a sophomore at Illinois College in Jacksonville, where she is pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice. To display communication skills, 40 percent of the score, queen contestants spoke on a topic of their choice. One topic included learning to ignore stereotypes after discovering how sororities create strong independent women who push you to grow. Others discussed pushing out negative thoughts and looking for the light, seeing the impact teachers make and wanting to shape the future and being brave when pursuing your own path. For the pop question, contestants were asked, “what is one value you hope never goes out of style?” Answers included kindness and creating a loving community, balance and prioritizing our family, work, happiness and mental health and not taking your family for granted. The rest of the scoring was based on an earlier interview and an evening gown competition. The local Junior Miss competition began in 2017 for girls aged nine to 12. In 2018, the age range was changed to girls 11 to 13. 2025 Logan County Junior Miss Courtney Cecil was escorted to the stage by her father Tommy. She welcomed everyone and said all the contestants had worked very hard the last few weeks, so she told everyone to sit back, relax and enjoy the show. Junior Miss contestants glided across the stage to Miranda Lambert’s “If I Were a Cowboy.” This year’s Junior Miss contestants included: Hinley Schneider, Falyn Farmer, Sadie Goodma, Olivia Wrage, Raegan Anderson, Sofia Farmer, Savannah Rawlins and Harper Tripplett. They are all from Lincoln. Fifty percent of the Junior Miss scores came from an earlier interview, twenty-five percent
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