Local residents from Marion, Warren, and Jasper Counties have earned multiple honors at the Iowa State Fair.
2024 People’s Choice Best New Food Contest: 1st – Bacon Cheeseburger Eggroll – Winn & Sara’s Kitchen
Creative Arts & Crafts Competition:
- Basketry Coiled: 3rd – Cheryl Sease, Carlisle
- Building Blocks Building/Structure: 1st – Tyler Kramer, Pella
- Building Blocks Original Design – Small Scale: 1st – Tyler Kramer, Pella
- Stained Glass Original Design: 1st – Dean Vanderwell, Pella
- Stained Glass Christmas Decoration: 1st – Marilou Schiebout, Pella
- Household Item: 1st – Juliette Houseman, Cumming; 2nd – Marilou Schiebout, Pella
- Linework/Strokework: 1st – Marilou Schiebout, Pella
- Pastels: 3rd – Marilou Schiebout, Pella
- Seasonal Decoration: 1st – Marilou Schiebout, Pella
- Traditional Brush – Animal: 1st – Mary Lemmert, Prairie City; 2nd – Charlotte Henderson, Norwalk
- Traditional Brush – Floral: 2nd – Pam St. John, Prairie City; 3rd – Marilou Schiebout, Pella
- Traditional Brush – Landscape: 1st – Mary Lemmert, Prairie City; 3rd – Marilou Schiebout, Pella
- Traditional Brush – Portrait: 1st – Mary Lemmert, Prairie City
- Traditional Brush – Seascape: 1st – Marilou Schiebout, Pella
- Traditional Brush – Still Life: 1st – Marilou Schiebout, Pella; 3rd – Mary Lemmert, Prairie City
- Technique Not Mentioned: 3rd – Mary Lemmert, Prairie City
- Youth Class – Tole & Decorative Painting: 2nd – Sydney Nickelson, Indianola
- Ceramics: 1st – Pam St. John, Prairie City
- Christmas Decoration: 3rd – Barb Miller, Prairie City
- Diamond Art: 2nd – Christine Larsen, Indianola
- Flower Arrangement – Dried Or Silk: 2nd – Barb Miller, Prairie City
- Holiday Decoration: 3rd – Lizzy Orey, Indianola
- Youth Class: 2nd – Sydney Nickelson, Indianola
Surface Embroidery:
- Embroidered Crib Quilt: 1st – Patti Murphy, Indianola
- Towels: 3rd – Wilma Brouwer, Pella
- Accessory for Needlework: Honorable Mention – Connie Viesselman, Pella
- Embroidered Holiday Decoration: 1st – Wilma Brouwer, Pella
- Wool Embroidery (perimeter over 30 inches): 3rd – Sue Keller, Indianola
- Punch Needle Embroidery: 2nd – Sue Keller, Indianola
Ag Art Competition:
- 11 and 12 Year Olds: 2) Emma Ryan, Knoxville
Hand Knitting of the Fabric and Threads Competition:
- Child’s Pullover Sweater: 1st – Katherine Vance, Indianola
- Adult Poncho: 1st – Laura McNeely, Knoxville
- Holiday Decoration or Ornaments: 2nd – Katherine Vance, Indianola
- Handspun Garment / Fashion Accessory: 1st – Emily Bollhoefer, Newton
FFA Market Swine Show:
- Berkshire Market Champion: Brooke Moore, Knoxville FFA, Knoxville
- Chester White Market Champion: Brooke Moore, Knoxville FFA, Knoxville
- Hampshire Market Reserve Champion: Lane McGraw, Indianola FFA, Indianola
- Hereford Market Reserve Champion: Sylvia Rainey, Indianola FFA, Indianola
- Spotted Market Champion: Brooke Moore, Knoxville FFA, Knoxville
- Top 10 Chapters: 3rd – Knoxville FFA; 5th – Indianola FFA
Fabric and Threads Competition:
- Hand Embroidered Item: 3rd – Wilma Brouwer, Pella
- Mixed Technique Wall Quilt – Individual or Team: 2nd – Susan Tinder, Pleasantville
- Scrap Quilt – Individual or Team: 2nd – Debbie Simpson, Norwalk