Oh, the Fourth!

The Hamilton County Saddle Club was well-represented in Friday’s Fourth of July parade in Williams. From left, Jason Steuerwald rides a white horse and Guinevere Dial and Phoebe Eckers are on the back of a festive American Paint.

The 2025 Iowa Pork Queen Amanda Ostrem passes out pork snacks.

Alex Hinz, of Norwalk, watches the parade with his daughter, Parker.

Siblings Emaline, Brooks and Henry Rolffs, of Webster City, await candy.

The Mackenzie Highlanders Pipes and Drums of Iowa, of the Des Moines metro, made its first Williams parade appearance.

American Legion members of the Hensley family carry flags. From left, they are Lon, Harrison, Jordan, Devin and Jason Hensley.

Grand Marshals Rex and Maggie Utech ride in style.

Little princesses ride in the parade.

Kids scramble to scoop up the candy along the parade route in Williams.

Sierra Flores, 2025 Hamilton County Saddle Club Senior Queen, carries the American flag while riding in the historic Fourth of July Parade in Williams.