Britta Goodall gives her goat, Belle, a bath, while her mother, Emily, helps wash Midnight. Brelynn is too young at 4 years to show in the bottle goat competition during this year's Hamilton County Fair, but her brother Brackston showed Midnight.

The Hamilton County Fair is over, but it’s worth a look back at all the work that goes into preparing for the exhibits and animal showcases.

Afterall, it’s a family affair.

Tending and caring for the animals and learning how to exhibit and show them is an experience to be shared.

During the fair you can find scenes like this: young people cleaning, feeding and showing their animals.

But it doesn’t stop there. This is a year-long process of raising animals for the show and building the trust? Well, it takes the whole family to accomplish this.

The Goodall family is a great example. They live outside of Jewell, but during fair time they are together in Webster City, helping to prepare their animals to show. This year, they entered their kids in the bottle-goat competition.

Emily Goodall helps her two daughters and son learn how to safely clean and care for their goats.

But cleaning the goats is only part of the job. Dad provides backup. Brock Goodall, cleans the pens out and puts in new bedding while the rest of the family is taking care of the animals.

It’s a family “a-fair.”

Here are some results from the 4-H and FFA contests at the 2025 Hamilton County Fair.

2025 HAMILTON COUNTY FAIR GOAT SHOW RESULTS

MEAT GOATS

Meat Senior Showmanship

1st: Rosemary Chamness

2nd: Kaitlyn Schroeder

3rd: Nate Sparks

4th: McKenna Miller

Meat Junior Showmanship

1st: Cooper Chamness

LOT 20: Junior Doe: Class 1

Champion: Cooper Chamness

Reserve Champion: Nate Sparks

LOT 20: Junior Doe: Class 2

Champion: Cooper Chamness

Reserve Champion: Nate Sparks

LOT 20: Junior Doe: Class 3

Champion: Kaitlyn Schroeder

Reserve Champion: Rosemary Chamness

GRAND CHAMPION JUNIOR DOE: Kaitlyn Schroeder

GRAND RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR DOE: Rosemary Chamness

LOT 22: Junior Wether, Class 1

Champion: Kaitlyn Schroeder

Reserve Champion: McKenna Miller

Blue Ribbon:

LOT 22: Junior Wether, Class 2

Champion: Kaitlyn Schroeder

Reserve Champion: Nate Sparks

LOT 22: Junior Wether, Class 3

Champion: Kaitlyn Schroeder

Reserve Champion: Kaitlyn Schroeder

CHAMPION JUNIOR WETHER: Kaitlyn Schroeder

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR WETHER: Kaitlyn Schroeder

DAIRY GOATS

Dairy Senior Showmanship

1st: Delaney Paulson

2nd: Olivia Bergman

Dairy Intermediate Showmanship

1st: Cameron Camp

2nd: Kaden Greenlee

Dairy Junior Showmanship

1st: Kyler Greenlee

LOT 19: Junior Dairy, Class 1

Champion: Cameron Camp

Reserve Champion: Kaden Greenlee

LOT 19: Junior Dairy, Class 2

Champion: Kyler Greenlee

Reserve Champion: Cameron Camp

LOT 19: Junior Dairy, Class 3

Champion: Caxton Jass

LOT 19: Junior Dairy, Class 4

Champion: Caxton Jass

Reserve Champion: Alexandra Jass

CHAMPION JUNIOR DAIRY: Caxton Jass

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR DAIRY: Kyler Greenlee

LOT 185: Yearling Doe, Class 1

Champion: Delaney Paulson

Reserve Champion: Olivia Bergman

Red Ribbon: Cameron Camp

LOT 185: Yearling Doe, Class 2

Champion: Cameron Camp

Reserve Champion: Kaden Greenlee

Red Ribbons: Kyler Greenlee

LOT 185: Yearling Doe, Class 3

Champion: Alexandra Jass

Reserve Champion: Alexandra Jass

Red Ribbon: Caxton Jass

CHAMPION YEARLING DAIRY: Alexandra Jass

RESERVE CHAMPION YEARLING DAIRY: Cameron Camp

LOT 18: Senior Doe, Class 1

Champion: Alexandra Jass

Reserve Champion: Cameron Camp

CHAMPION SENIOR DAIRY: Alexandra Jass

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR DAIRY: Cameron Camp

OVERALL GRAND CHAMPION DAIRY: Alexandra Jass

OVERALL RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION DAIRY: Cameron Camp

2025 HAMILTON COUNTY FAIR STATE FAIR & OUTSTANDING EXHIBITS

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MECHANICS & ENGINEERING

State Fair: Brayden Fonken, Kyler Sloan, Zara Burton, Emma Thompson, Brant Barquist, SophieHoward

State Fair Alternates: Henry Arnold, Henry Nibe

AG & NATURAL RESOURCES

State Fair: Samantha Tilley, Megan VanDeer

State Fair Alternates: Tegan Gillis, Laurel Collins

PHOTOGRAPHY

State Fair: Mackay Beach, Delaney Paulson, Faith Appelgate, Nicole Mosier, Brynn Ostrem, Emily Mosier

State Fair Alternates: Rosemary Chamness, Makayla Luedtke, Rosie Collins

PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE CLASS

Senior: Olivia Bergman

Intermediate: Lexi MathesJunior: Maycee Henderson

CLOTHING/SEWING & NEEDLE ARTS

State Fair: Samantha Tilley, Evy Widick, Brynlee Maas, Carlie Robertson

Alternate State Fair: Olivia Clausen, Miley Mason

FOOD & NUTRITION

State Fair: Katie Egeland, Samantha Tilley, Carlie Robertson, Rosemary Chamness

State Fair Alternates: Leo Heiden, Carlie Robertson

Thrifty Meal Challenge: Samantha Tilley

FOOD & NUTRITION CHALLENGE CLASS

Senior: Olivia Bergman, Lexi Mathes, Megan VanDeer

Junior: Claire Thede, Sloane Wibholm, Braylee Griffith

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

State Fair: Kyler Sloan & Henry Arnold, Rosie Collins & Mackay Beach

State Fair Alternates: Xander Pannkuk, Samantha Tilley

COMMUNICATION POSTER

State Fair: Rosemary Chamness, Olivia Bergman

State Fair Alternate: Alivia Wahlert

VISUAL ARTS

State Fair: Zara Burton, Nolan Naso, Mackay Beach, Charly Christensen, August Verdeck

State Fair Alternate: Will Nibe

HOME IMPROVEMENT

State Fair: Kyler Sloan, Hayden Tapper

State Fair Alternates: Jennifer Moon, Mason Ostrem

JUDGE’S CHOICE AWARD RECOGNITION

Awarded in Memory of Joy Middleton Niklasen

Food & Nutrition: Katie Egeland

Visual Arts: Zara Burton

Awardrobe: Brynn Ostrem

Home Improvement: Mason Ostrem

Awarded in Memory of Bertha Shaw

Photography: Nicole Mosier

Sewing & Needle Arts: Miley Mason

Personal Development-Civic Engagement: Kyler Sloan & Henry Arnold

Awarded in Memory of Lynn Habben

Science & Engineering: Brayden Fonken

Ag & Natural Resources & Forestry: Samantha Tilley

Brock Goodall gets to clean the pens.

Brackston pets Midnight.