FFA Vegetable Exhibitors Win State Fair Honors

IOWA STATE FAIR
September 16, 2024 3:41 pm

70 exhibitors showed nearly 700 vegetables in the FFA Horticulture competition judged Thursday, August 8, at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.Dakota Lopata of the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA won the High Point Exhibitor award and Evan Lopata of the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA claimed the Reserve High Point Exhibitor Award.

FFA Ag Mechanics Competition Revs-Up Its Engine at the Iowa State Fair

IOWA STATE FAIR
September 16, 2024 3:41 pm

Eighty restored tractors along with metalworking and woodworking entries won top awards in the Agricultural Mechanics Technology competition judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.

Iowa Celebrates AmeriCorps 30th Anniversary

AMERICORP
September 16, 2024 11:53 am

To celebrate the wrap up of AmeriCorps' year-long 30-year anniversary celebration, AmeriCorps and Volunteer Iowa celebrated with a one-day event on Friday, September 13, 2024.

Changes in the Law, require updates to Vinton Ordinances

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
September 16, 2024 10:03 am

Several laws in Iowa have changed so the City of Vinton now has to update its own ordinances/laws. The State of Iowa's laws went into effect as of July 1, 2024.

Angus Exhibitors Take Home Grand Champion Banners

IOWA STATE FAIR
September 14, 2024 3:38 pm

Schroeder Angus of Clarence was awarded the Grand Champion Bull and Champion Iowa Bull banners in the Angus Show judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.Keegan Mather of State Center claimed the Premier Exhibitor title.

McKenna brings ribbon home in Pieced Quilt in State Fair: Fabric and Thread

IOWA STATE FAIR
September 13, 2024 11:48 am

Participants created a variety of pieces for the Fabric and Threads Junior Division judged before the start of the 2024 Iowa State Fair. Each piece is judged upon design, workmanship and finishing.

CPU FFA Tri State Dairy Judging

CPU FFA
September 13, 2024 11:05 am

The Center Point-Urbana FFA chapter recently showcased its skills at the Tri-State Dairy Judging Contest hosted by Northeast Iowa Community College. A total of 24 students competed in both the dairy foods and dairy products contests.

Benton Community FFA Members Grow Crops to Achieve Honors

IOWA STATE FAIR
September 12, 2024 11:54 am

Sixty-six FFA members submitted 374 exhibits in the Farm Crops contest judged Thursday, August 8, at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.Janelle Clark of Albia FFA, Albia, was awarded the Champion Premier Exhibit Award and also won the Reserve Champion Premier Exhibit Award.

Lawmakers to file Lawsuits seeking to Overrule Carbon Pipeline Decision

VINTON TODAY
September 12, 2024 11:54 am

A group of nearly forty Iowa Republican lawmakers announced their plan to file lawsuits in state and Federal courts asking for rulings that the Iowa Utilities Commission’s approval of the Summit pipeline project is illegal and unconstitutional.

Winners Are "A Cut Above the Rest" in State Fair Timber Sports Contests

IOWA STATE FAIR
September 12, 2024 11:54 am

The saw and ax skills of Iowans were put to the test in the Timber Sports competitions held Tuesday, August 13, at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.Bow Saw1)