{"id":40920,"date":"2026-06-22T11:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=40920"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:09:38","slug":"dieterich-4th-of-july-celebration-little-king-and-queen-candidates-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/40920-dieterich-4th-of-july-celebration-little-king-and-queen-candidates-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Dieterich 4th of July Celebration Little King and Queen Candidates Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The candidates for the 2026 Dieterich 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of July Celebration Little King and Queen contest have been announced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">King candidates are Clyde Brummer, son of Matt &amp; Candace Brummer; Tatum Garcia, son of Travis &amp; Janelle Garcia; Kolt Grewell, son of Jarrett &amp; Abby Grewell; Simon Jarrad, son of Amine &amp; Shelly Jarrad; Roland Ohnesorge, son of Justin &amp; Tricia Ohnesorge; and Russ Schabbing, son of Mark &amp; Jeannie Schabbing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Queen candidates are Bexley Byram, daughter of Trevor &amp; Makenzie Byram; Theia Homann, daughter of Josh &amp; Beth Homann; Sylvie Lustig, daughter of Mitch &amp; Nikki Lustig; Alysa Purcell, daughter of Joe &amp; Dana Purcell; Lucy Repking, daughter of Ryan &amp; Kayla Repking; and Ellie Worman, daughter of Jim &amp; Breana Worman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vote for your favorite King and Queen at the Dieterich Bank \u2013 Dieterich branch lobby, Dieterich Mart, Roadrunner Refuel and Old Mac\u2019s Drive Thru.\u00a0 One penny equals one vote.\u00a0 All proceeds raised go towards the purchase of fireworks for the Dieterich 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of July Celebration.\u00a0 The winners will be announced on stage at Dieterich Liberty Park on Saturday, July 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at 6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The candidates for the 2026 Dieterich 4th\u00a0of July Celebration Little King and Queen contest have been announced. 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