More residents in the northern part of the county earned top prizes at the 2016 Iowa State Fair.
Brenda Becker of Pella continued her dominance at this year’s cooking events, taking first place in the Billion Dollar Cookie Contest judged Saturday and placing in two categories in the Vegan Cooking Contest. Becker has brought home dozens of top honors for her skills. Janna Boyd of Pella hauled in ribbons in the Floriculture Limited Classes Competition. Young creators of edible abstract art competed in the Ugliest Ice Cream contest, and in the ages 9 to 12 class, Jaxy Olson of Pella won first place and Jobey Olson of Pella earned second place.