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Brian Britt takes top honors in the Big Boar competition after setting the state fair record in 2024, while Abby Willson wins ...
So, here's what you should know about weather and daily events on Monday, Aug. 11 — Veterans Day at the fair — before you ...
The 4-year-old boar grew up alongside last year's big winner, the 1,420-pound Finnegan. Finnegan not only won last year's ...
Local 5 has compiled a list of all the competition winners from the 2025 Iowa State Fair. DES MOINES, Iowa — The 2025 Iowa ...
DES MOINES, Iowa ( KCCI) - For the second year in a row, a Monticello pork producer is taking home the trophy for the Iowa State Fair’s Big Boar contest. Duke, a crossbred boar owned by pork producer ...
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Although Iowa’s pumpkins aren’t currently among the largest in the world, with growers in Minnesota and Wisconsin surpassing ...
She may be only 18, but Abby Willson has become an old hand in the Iowa State Fair Big Ram contest, taking her first title in ...
DES MOINES, Iowa. (AP) — The Iowa State Fair's Big Boar is not just a big ham. For 35 years, its pen in the Swine Barn has been a draw for crowds. But there's more to the boar than his half-ton ...
(KMCH photo) The 11-day reign of a big pig from northeast Iowa will end this Sunday. Sasquatch, this year’s Big Boar at the Iowa State Fair, weighed in at just over a thousand pounds.
Is Iowa the ultimate State Fair field of dreams or does its neighbor to the north hold (purple) reign? Three retired ...