Articles Tagged: Iowa State Fair

From flower festivals and patriotic parades to county fairs and hot air balloons taking to the skies, there is so much to do, see and celebrate around Eastern Iowa in the coming months.

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New Iowa State Fair dishes and beverages were elected as the best by popular choice.

Iowa law dictates that schools can’t start their school year before Aug. 23. This wasn’t always the case.

A new royal has been bestowed with the highest crown in one of the Midwest’s prominent agricultural industries. But make no mistake -- the Dairy Princess doesn’t stay on her throne.

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From prize-winning corn, to a bubble gum blowing contest, the Iowa State Fair is entering its final days this weekend.

In those 113 years, the tools of the trade for its sculptors haven’t changed much — with one notable exception. Since Toledo native Sarah Pratt took over in 2006, the number of hands involved directly in the craft has tripled.

Oksana Markarova is on a tour of Midwest states to discuss the war’s stakes.

Democrat Sarah Corkery is running against incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Ashely Hinson and spoke at the Des Moines Register’s Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair.

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Various candidates spoke and answered questions at the Political Soapbox at the 2024 Iowa State Fair

Candidates for Congress and the White House addressed Iowans at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday as part of the Des Moines Register’s annual Political Soapbox.

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