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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.Additional results follow:Table VegetableChamp

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.Complete results follow:Champion Overall Tractor – Konrad Boyer, Osceola Big Chief FFA, OsceolaRestored Tractor, 1958 and prior – Konrad Boyer, Osceola Big Chief FFA, Osc

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. One hundred and fifty AmeriCorps members, AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers and staff served with community organizations at one of six locations in Iowa - Oelwein, Cedar Rapids, Vinton, Dubuque, and Muscatine.

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. Here are the ordinances that will be changed to reflect the state's changes.DefinitionsOrdinance: A local lawAmending: Changing the wording ofPertaining to: Having to do withFirst Consideration: The council has to follow a process of approving these changes a few times before they are given final approval.

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.Complete results below:ANGUSAngus001 - Cow/Calf -- Cows 3 Years of Age & Younger1 Lynn Ewald Waldorf MN2 Jacob White Postville3 Cameron Hiemstra Knoxville4 Cj Stock Farm Corning5 Alec Gotto Dyersville002 - Cow/Calf -- Cows 4 Years of Age & Older1 Sawyer Claussen Stockton2 Jacob White Postville003 - Junior Heifer Calf -- March 1, 2024 & After1 Weston Brandt Corning2 John Becker Atlantic3 Reed Munson Walker003.

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.The Fabric and Threads exhibits were on display every day of the Fair in the William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building sponsored by Principal.Complete

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.In the non-reasons dairy cattle judging, Danny Small claimed an impressive 1st place overall individually, while fellow chapter member Addy Sweeney secured 9th place overall.

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.Ellen Olson of Calamus Wheatland FFA, Wheatland, was awarded the Champion Sweepstake Trophy.

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.  The IUC’s June decision, which has sparked outrage across the state, has been condemned as not only disastrous and dangerous but also a clear violation of the rights of Iowa landowners.

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) Dan Newton, Collins2) Dakota Rundlett, Vinton3) Dave Cox, OskaloosaBucksaw1) Dave Cox, Oskaloosa2) Lucas Monson, Boone3) David Lamme, Sioux CenterOne Man Crosscut1) Dakota Rundlett, Vinton2) Dave Cox,