Pam Welborn blows a bubble for a judge during Tuesday's Bubble Gum Contest at the West Texas Fair & Rodeo. Fifty contestants participated in the fair contest, which was followed by a sack races, ...

CAN BE. TO LEARN HERE AT THE FARM. WELL, THERE IS TONS OF FRIENDLY COMPETITION AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR. YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT, INCLUDING A CONTEST TO SEE WHO CAN BLOW THE BIGGEST BUBBLE OUT OF BUBBLE ...

Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News Chloe Moore competes in bubble gum blowing contest Tuesday at the West Texas Fair & Rodeo. (Photo: Nellie Doneva) Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News Lorne Sloan competes in the ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - There is always some friendly competition at the Iowa State Fair. That includes the contests to see who can blow the biggest bubble with bubblegum and the pie eating contest.

DU QUOIN - For some participants in Saturday's Bubble Gum Bubble Blowing Contest at the Du Quoin State Fair, three minutes must have seemed like an eternity. Participants were allowed three minutes to ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Their mouths were stuffed with three pieces of sugar-free bubble gum. Each child chewed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Only in the Guitar Arena at the Taylor County Fairgrounds was inflation a welcome sight Tuesday. That was the venue for the annual ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KWWL) – The celebration of the summer is here. Hundreds of thousands of people are visiting the Iowa State Fair. It’s been around since 1854. Every summer, the fair releases a list ...

Pro tip: If you’re entering a bubble gum contest, it’s best to slather your lower face with an emollient. That includes facial hair. “What I do is I get lip-stuff and I coat my goatee down a little ...