Members of the Tanana Valley State Fair Association voted Thursday to keep five board members named in a petition that called for their ousting.

President Marla Lowder, Vice President John Tiemessen, Treasurer Linda Stanley, Director Priscilla Rice and Director Joey Taylor remain on the board following the vote. Fair bylaws require a two-thirds majority of members to vote in favor of the petition.

David Leslie, a former board member and former fair employee, submitted a petition signed by 46 association members calling for the removal of the five board members who were seated prior to the April 26 board of directors annual meeting.

As grounds for removal, Leslie listed the board allowing Bible Baptist Church to participate in the 2025 fair, despite telling the church in 2024 that their

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