The 50th annual Butler County Dairy Princess and Court have been announced.
19-year-old Mercedes Guynup of Butler has been chosen as the Dairy Princess for the 2024-25 year. Guynup graduated from Butler Senior High School in 2023 and currently works at her family’s dairy farm, Bergbigler Dairy.
The rest of the court is as follows:
Dairy Ambassador: Sarah Bupp of Prospect
Dairy Maid: Margaret LeViere of Portersville
Dairy Misses: Emmalyn Schaffner of Butler and Reagan Zanaglio of Carbon Center
Lil Dairy Misses: Elizabeth LeViere of Portersville and Lydia Ambrose of Fenelton
In recognition of the 23 dairy farms in Butler County, the Butler County Dairy Promotion Team has made a donation of $2,000 to Marburger Farm Dairy in order to provide the Mount Chestnut Food Pantry access to fresh fluid milk and other dairy products.