Edited release
05/01/24
Donations continue to come in for the new event center at the Muscatine County Fairgrounds.
The Joseph and Edward Ryan Trust recently donated $50,000 toward construction of the kitchen in the new center. The Ryan Trust will have the kitchen named after them.
The enhanced capacity will allow the event center to host larger conferences, meetings, and events. Currently, no buildings on the fairgrounds have a commercial kitchen. The kitchen will be a prep area for caterers to prep and serve food. The kitchen will have extensive counter space, storage, commercial refrigeration, and more.
The Ryan family settled in the West Liberty area in the 1800s and farmed just south of Highway 6 on the west side of town heading towards Iowa City. They were located right on the border of Johnson and Muscatine County, and the family farmhouse still stands today. Since its inception, the Ryan Trust has given over three million dollars to West Liberty Area projects.
To donate to the project contact Kelsey Meyers at the Muscatine County Fair Office at 319-627-2414 or at muscatinecountyfair@gmail.com.