The 2024 Iowa State Fair was the biggest in the fair's 170-year history. So, what will the encore look like? According to fair officials, total attendance of last year's event was 1,182,682.

Candidates for fairest must be at least 18 by Jan. 1 of the reigning year, according to state rules. During the preliminary ...

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