Brooklyn Bauer , daughter of Marty and Cindy Bauer , was crowned the 2018 Seward County 5 State Fair Queen. She was crowned Thursday evening at the Gospel Fest by  last years Queen Halea Locke. The 3 candidates, Brooklyn Bauer , Kaitlyn Stoney and Samantha Wallace , raised over  $21,000.00 thousand dollars for the Liberal Soroptomist Scholarship Program. The candidates held several fundraising events over the last several weeks, with Brooklyn  edging out Kaitlyn as 1st attendant and Samantha  as second attendant. Brooklyn  will reign over the 5 State Fair, and will also be at several events throughout the year.