Des Moines RegisterView CommentsFor the first time since World War II, summer in Iowa will not include a State Fair.After months of review and discussion, the Iowa State Fair Board voted by secret ballot 11-2 in favor of canceling this year’s event amid continuing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and the financial impracticality of a socially distant fair.The board also voted to allow fair staff to explore scheduling 4-H and FFA livestock shows in August. The Iowa State Fair had been scheduled for Aug. 13-23.Presiding over a meeting that took just minutes Wednesday, board president...…Des Moines RegisterView CommentsFor the first time since World War II, summer in Iowa will not include a State Fair.After months of review and discussion, the Iowa State Fair Board voted by secret ballot 11-2 in favor of canceling this year’s event amid continuing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and the financial impracticality of a socially distant fair.The board also voted to allow fair staff to explore scheduling 4-H and FFA livestock shows in August. The Iowa State Fair had been scheduled for Aug. 13-23.Presiding over a meeting that took just minutes Wednesday, board president...WW…

Des Moines RegisterView CommentsBy the time Iowans sit down to supper, they'll know if the Iowa State Fair will be held in 2020.After months of review and discussion, the Iowa State Fair board will host a live vote to decide the fair's fate at a meeting that starts at 3 p.m. Wednesday.Fair staff have long said that a decision would be made by June 15, giving them just under two months to prepare the grounds and event schedule for a possible Aug. 13 opening. “We ask that you continue to be patient as we gather and analyze the many unique experiences that Iowans hold near...…Des Moines RegisterView CommentsBy the time Iowans sit down to supper, they'll know if the Iowa State Fair will be held in 2020.After months of review and discussion, the Iowa State Fair board will host a live vote to decide the fair's fate at a meeting that starts at 3 p.m. Wednesday.Fair staff have long said that a decision would be made by June 15, giving them just under two months to prepare the grounds and event schedule for a possible Aug. 13 opening. “We ask that you continue to be patient as we gather and analyze the many unique experiences that Iowans hold near...WW…