2025 Keokuk County 4-H Awards Night

On Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, the Keokuk County 4-H Awards Night was held at the Expo Fair Grounds in Sigourney. The award ceremony was hosted by the Keokuk County 4-H County Youth Council.

Canned Good Community Service Project

The Keokuk County 4-H hosted a canned good drive during awards night. We want to thank everyone that brought canned goods for our community service project. We were able to collect over 175 canned goods. These canned goods will be going to shelters in the area to assist with any needs they have.

2025-2026 County Youth Council Members

Teagan Swearingen, Brayden Wood, Jolie Wehr, Tierney Greiner, Zoey Johnson, Addie Tremmel, Carley Clarahan, Madison Fry, Izzy Heisdorffer, Collyns O’Rourke, Levi Weber, Kearney Greiner

Special 4-H Volunteer Awards

Family of 4-H Award: The 2024-2025 Family of 4-H Award was presented to the Brys and Mallary Snakenberg Family.

Friend of 4-H Award: The 2024-2025 Friend of 4-H Award was presented to the Pat and Cindy Snakenberg.

Partner in 4-H Award: The 2024-2025 Partner in 4-H Award was presented to Exceptional Edge.

4-H Leader of the Year: The 2024-2025 4-H Leader of the Year Award was presented to Meg Cason.

4-H Superintendent of the Year: The 2024-2025 4-H Superintendent of the Year Award was presented to Brian Kitzman.

2025 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame — Keokuk County Award: Jody Morrison was recognized at the Iowa State Fair as Keokuk County’s 2025 inductee into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame! Jody has been a dedicated supporter of the Keokuk County 4-H program for many years — serving as the Liberty Leaders 4-H Club leader for 20 years (1992—2012) and continuing to share her time and talents as the Clothing Event Superintendent since 2008. Thank you, Jody, for your years of commitment and service to Keokuk County 4-H!

Recipients of the Special 4-H Volunteer Awards all received an Award Brick. Each brick will have the recipient’s name and award received engraved on it and will be placed in the brick patio out front of the Extension Office.

4-H Club Awards

Club Communications Awards were sponsored by Keokuk County Farm Bureau. Nathan Fritchen of the Keokuk County Farm Bureau presented awards to the top clubs for communications involvement. This year’s recipients were: 1st place to the Stick-To-It Club; 2nd place to the Lafayette Feeders Club; 3rd place tie between the Riverside and Patriotic Panthers Club

Individual Recognition Awards

4-H members who are presented with the following awards must apply or be nominated for them. Their efforts are evaluated by the Keokuk County Extension Council. This year’s award winners are:

Outstanding 1st Year 4-H Member: Emmalyn Klein — Stick-To-It

Outstanding Junior 4-H Member: Beau Snakenberg — Stick-To-It

Outstanding Intermediate 4-H Member: Jayde Snakenberg — Stick-To-It

Outstanding Senior 4-H Member: Carley Clarahan — Patriotic Panthers

Junior Citizenship Award: Neela Thompson — Riverside

Intermediate Citizenship Award: Maleigh Eiben — Seamrippers United

Senior Citizenship Award: Cole Millikin — Patriotic Panthers

Junior Leadership Award: Maesyn Bain — Stick-To-It

Intermediate Leadership Award: Jayde Snakenberg — Stick-To-It

Senior Leadership Award: Carley Clarahan — Patriotic Panthers

AK-SAR-BEN Award: Cole Millikin — Patriotic Panthers

Danforth “I Dare You” Award: Cole Millikin — Patriotic Panthers

Herdsmanship Awards

Herdsmanship awards highlight the 4-H members that showed outstanding care for their animals and pride in the barn during the 2025 Expo Fair. An anonymous selection committee helped select this year’s winners. This year’s award winners are:

Swine Herdsmanship: Teagan Swearingen — Patriotic Panthers

Sheep/Goat Herdsmanship: Allie Morrison — Lafayette Feeders

Beef Herdsmanship: Maeson Bouslog — Lafayette Feeders

Small Animal (Poultry/Rabbit) Herdsmanship: Levi Myers — Riverside

Record Book Awards

Lafayette Feeders Club members receiving 2025 record book awards were: Nora Bayliss, Brooks Clarahan, Allie Morrison, Makenna Morrison, and Mylie Morrison.

Liberty Leaders Club members receiving 2025 record book awards were: Lucy O’Rourke and Madelyn Sieren.

Patriotic Panthers Club members receiving 2025 record book awards were: Lane Cason, Sawyer Cason, Carley Clarahan, Maci Crow, Eleanora Ferrell, Madison Fry, Sam Loper, Joshua Martin, Cole Millikin, Audrey Molkenthin, Colt Reed, Teagan Swearingen, Colten Voyles, and Levi Voyles.

Riverside Club members receiving 2025 record book awards were: Jorja Davis, Kaydence Dore, Everett Hinnah, Levi Myers, Wyatt Myers, Brody Seeley, Drake Seeley, Trey Seeley, Eli Snakenberg, Emerson Snakenberg, Gabe Thompson, Neela Thompson, Abigail Tish, Ashtyn Tish, Braxton Webb, Kellen Webb, Levi Weber, Riley Weber, Brayden Wood, and Taylor Woods.

Seamrippers United Club members receiving 2025 record book awards were: Maleigh Eiben and Nora Eiben.

Stick-To-It Club members receiving 2025 record book awards were: Maesyn Bain, Molly Collins, Alivia Davis, Riley Gann, Greenlee Kitzman, Emmalyn Klein, Beau Snakenberg, and Jayde Snakenberg.

First Year 4-H Members

Maeson Bouslog, Rylann Clubb, Alivia Davis, Kaydence Dore, Nora Eiben, John Fischer, Karlee Frazier, Kyzer Frazier, Izzy Herrera, Gunnyr Hinnah, Zoey Johnson, Emmalyn Klein, Jaxson Kullander, Kopelan Lowenberg, Isaiah Martinez, Caden Mendenhall, Audrey Molkenthin, Wyatt Myers, Eli O’Rourke, Greta O’Rourke, Lexie Owens, Eliana Pozarycki, Merianna Pozarycki, Natalia Pozarycki, Dayne Render, Trey Seeley, Margaret Sieren, Shawn Stout, Savannah Travis, Riley Weber

2024-2025 4-H Graduated Seniors

Makenzie Belvel — Stick to It, McKinley Chittick — Stick to It, Kimberly Clarahan — Lafayette Feeders, Hannah Hanselman — Lafayette Feeders, Cael O’Rourke — Riverside, Addison Richardson — Seamrippers United, Isaac Striegel — Lafayette Feeders