DES MOINES, IOWA (August 15, 2019) — Three talented Senior division acts (ages 13-21) have advanced to the Championship round in Bill Riley's 60th annual Iowa State Fair Talent Search. Each act will perform again on Sunday, August 18. Two Sprout acts were crowned champions.

Seniors

The names, ages, hometowns and routines are:

Cali Wilson, 18, Norwalk, Dance: Lyrical Solo

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 15, 2019) — Senior citizens from all over Iowa brought their talents to the Senior Citizens Division of the Fabric and Threads contest which was judged prior to the start of the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Additional results below:

SENIOR CITIZENS

Crochet — Baby Afghan

1) Wynona Bohemann, Norwalk

2) Ellie Radcliff, West Des Moines

3) Roseann A Davis, Knoxville

4) Norma Schall, Runnells

On August 12, the Trump administration announced new rules for immigrants seeking permanent-residence status (through issuance of a "green card")  in the United States. Those rules apply a longstanding prohibition on immigrants likely to become "public charges" (that is, dependent on government benefits) to applicants who have received certain of those government benefits — among them Medicaid, SNAP ("food stamps"), and housing assistance — for more than 12 months.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 14, 2019) — For the eleventh year in a row, Pat Devine of Council Bluffs secured Sweepstakes honors in the Toys and Dolls division of Fabric and Threads judged prior to the start of the 2019 Iowa State Fair. Devine also accrued the Best of Show award.

Additional results below:

TOYS & DOLLS

Sock Animal

1) Pat Devine, Council Bluffs

2) Sara Thorsgaard, Cedar Rapids

3) Micky Thynne, Davenport