For over sixty years The Fayette County Union has had the pleasure to name West Union's Citizen of the Year. This year's special award will be given to the 2019 Fayette County Fair Board at the community banquet held on Saturday, January 25. Fair Board members include (l-r) Eric Albert, Brian Boess, Keith Koch, Katlyn Lehs, Jerem White, Andy Bilden, Shawn Alber, Justin Steinlage, Kevin Converse, Matt Egan, Jason Decker, and Mike Darnall. (File photo)
2019 Citizen of the Year Fayette County Fair Board
By Jack Swanson
jswanson@fayettecountynewspapers.com
“It’s really neat that people are appreciative of what we’ve been able to accomplish.”
That was the reaction from Fayette County Fair Board President Kevin Converse of Hawkeye, when he found out that the fair board was named “2019 Citizen of the Year” by the Fayette County Union.
The members of the Fair Board will be honored along with the other Community Awards recipients at the West Union Events Center, Saturday, Jan. 25. The event is sponsored by the West Union Chamber to honor volunteers who have made an impact on the community.
Other Fair Board members include Keith Koch, Hawkeye; Justin Steinlage, West Union; Matt Egan, Sumner; Shawn Alber, Fayette; Eric Albert, Randalia; Mike Darnall, West Union; Andy Bilden, Oelwein; Brian Boess, Hawkeye; Jason Decker, Westgate; Katlyn Lehs, Fayette; and Jerem White, West Union.