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Dancers are top talent at the fair
Megan Light, Kesh Phillips and Kaylin Preston won the adult talent division.
Spectators enjoyed a wide variety of acts at the Fair Talent Show, at preliminaries Wednesday and finals Thursday evening.
The overall winners in the adult category were the jazz dance team "Detour" with Megan Light, Kesh Phillips, and Kaylin Preston.
Detour won the top prize of $300 and the chance to compete at the state fair.
The second place adult winner was singer Ajih Jean Barbari, who received a $50 gift card to Bi-Mart; and the third place winner was John Casey, who did break dancing and got a $25 gift card.
In the junior division, the first place winner was Katarina Brooks, 10, who played the piano and sang.
Katarina Brooks, 10, won the youth talent division.
Taking second place for youth were Alexa, 9, and Chantelle Yoder, 7, who danced. They won a $50 gift card. Third place was won by Izzy Mendez, 10, who did hip hop dancing.