12 Aug 2019

Mid-Prairie FFA Chapter Claims Horticulture Top Spot

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 11, 2019) — Eighty-six exhibitors entered 507 vegetables in the FFA Horticulture competition judged Thursday August 8 at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Ethan Fetzer of West Branch claimed the High Point Exhibitor Award. Aubrey Fay of Wellman received the Reserve High Point Exhibitor Award.

Additional results below:

Table Vegetable

Champion) Nathan Kroeger, Carroll

Reserve Champion) Rebecca Beaman, Adel

 

11 Aug 2019

FFA Herdsmanship Awards Recognize Chapter Teamwork

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 11,2019) — The FFA Herdsmanship summary rewards best displays and cleanliness among chapters.

 

Beef

Large Group Champion: West Marshall FFA, State Center

Small Group Champion: Belle Plaine FFA, Belle Plaine

 

Poultry

Large Group Champion: West Branch FFA, West Branch

Small Group Champion: Carroll FFA, Carroll

 

Rabbit

Small Group Champion: Carroll FFA, Carroll

 

11 Aug 2019

FFA Breeding Sheep Claim Banners

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 11, 2019) — Savannah Keitzer of Mediapolis exhibited the Champion Commercial Ewe while the Reserve Champion title went to Jaxon Kampen of Humboldt during the FFA Breeding Sheep show at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Additional results below:

Champion Suffolk Ram: Sierra Wegener, Clinton

Reserve Champion Suffolk Ram: Kevin Werner, Grinnell

Champion Suffolk Ewe: Tyler Schoelerman, Everly

11 Aug 2019

Lookalikes and Copycats Have State Fair Crowd Seeing Double

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 10, 2019) — Fairgoers and judges saw double (and triple!) at the annual Twins, Triplets and More contest judged Thursday on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage at the 2019 Iowa State Fair. This contest judges twins and triplets of all ages on the most and least alike pairs.

 

Complete results below:

 

Under 1 Most Alike

1) Hunter and Logan Frantz, Prairie City

2) Remington and Raegan Brown, Waukee

11 Aug 2019

Musicians and Dancers Top Iowa State Fair Talent Search

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 9, 2019) — Five talented Sprout division acts (ages 2-12) and Senior division acts (ages 13-21) have advanced to the semi-final round in Bill Riley's 59th annual Iowa State Fair Talent Search. Each act will perform again on Thursday, August 15, Friday, August 16, or Saturday, August 17.

The names, ages, hometowns and routines of the sprouts acts are:

Brigid Bonner, 11, Denison, Tap Dance Solo

09 Aug 2019

Reading Is Fundamental. Congress Should Try It.

By Thomas L Knapp

As the US House of Representatives took up the Affordable Care Act, aka "ObamaCare," in 2010, then-Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) famously told her fellow members of Congress "we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it."

09 Aug 2019

Justice Should Not Be Contingent on Where One Lives

By The Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (August 9, 2019) — Pushing back against the idea that the application of fundamental constitutional rights is dependent on what state you live in, The Rutherford Institute is calling on the US Supreme Court to prevent the states from “watering down” the rights of criminal defendants.

09 Aug 2019

Quad Cities Executives Lead Go Red for Women Effort

By Chrissy Meyer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 8, 2019) — Several Quad Cities-area business executives will lead the American Heart Association’s Quad Cities Go Red for Women efforts this year as part of the event’s Executive Leadership Team.

09 Aug 2019

Captain Claims Iowa State Big Boar Title

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 8, 2019) — "Captain," the 3 ½ year old Crossbred bested the competition to claim the Big Boar title at the 2019 Iowa State Fair, weighing 1254 pounds.

The winning entry is owned by Bryan and Tricia Britt of Monticello.

09 Aug 2019

State Center Ram Wins State Fair Big Ram Title

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 8, 2019) — A Shropshire ram named Clark owned by Rueber Shropshires of Marshalltown tipped the scales as 452 pounds to win the Big Ram title at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Second place was claimed by Phil, the Lincoln ram who is owned by Seelow Sheep Farm of State Center. He weighed in at 333 pounds.

The 2019 Iowa State Fair Big Ram show had 7 entries.

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