Fair royalty, tense moment in Belle

Posted 7/5/23

Fair royalty were crowned on June 28 at the 75th Annual Belle Fair. Johanna Robers (second from left) earned the Peoples Choice award; Gracie Mahaney was awarded Most Photogenic and Miss …

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Fair royalty, tense moment in Belle

Photo by Jacob Warden

Vienna cousins Layne Hogshooter (left) and Kody Hertzing suffered second-degree burns after their derby car caught fire due to a gas leak during the main heat of the compact cars on Saturday. Both were transported by ambulance to area hospitals for treatment of their injuries. Both men were home by the next day to continue recovering from their injuries.

Photo by Will Johnson

Posted Wednesday, July 5, 2023 2:00 am

Fair royalty were crowned on June 28 at the 75th Annual Belle Fair. Johanna Robers (second from left) earned the Peoples Choice award; Gracie Mahaney was awarded Most Photogenic and Miss Congeniality; the 2023 Belle Princess is Miranda Sanders; and the 2023 Belle Fair Queen is Mackenzie Garner. Also pictured is 2022 Queen Molly Bush (left). This year’s Belle Fair Toddlers are Brantley Slayton and Brynlee Miller (not pictured). The 2023 Little Miss is Bristol Goff and Little Mister is Brock Guffey.