The 2026 Ford County Fair Queen Pageant helps get this year's fair started at 7 pm Monday, June 15.  Three ladies will be vying for the title of Miss Ford County Queen 2026.  Raven Armstrong, Kyra Kietzman, and Londyn Roderick seek the crown, which will be relinguished by current queen Charley Ulrich.  The pagent is in the Dance Building at the Melvin Fairgrounds.

20-year-old Raven Armstrong is a 2024 graduate of Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School. She is the daughter of Jesse Armstrong & Kristy Wright. She attends Penn Foster for Early Childhood Education.
19-year-old Kyra Kietzman is a 2025 graduate of Gibson City- Melvin- Sibley High School. She is the daughter of Michelle Brucker and Kurt Kietzman. She currently attends Parkland College, majoring in Nursing.

17-year-old Londyn Roderick will be a 2027 graduate of attends Gibson City- Melvin- Sibley High School.  She is the daughter of Brandon & Angela Roderick. Her plans is to attend Parkland College to pursue a Nursing degree. 

The reigning queen, Charley Ulrich, is the daughter of Chuck and Sarah Ulrich. Charley is a 2025 graduate of Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School and attends Parkland College.  Her plan is to major in Communications.

The Ford County Fair runs June 13-20.  More info at www.fordcountyfair.org 

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