BIXBY — Chris McCool had been in this position before. For the past five years, the 11-year-old Bixby boy had advanced to the championship round of the annual corn eating contest in the 12-and-under ...

Thirty-four-year-old Eric Guttmann figures he’s the dark horse in this year’s sweet-corn-eating championship, which takes place Sunday, April 24, at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach.

The Sweet Corn Festival returned to West Point for its 72nd year. Hundreds gathered downtown to enjoy activities like carnival rides, cornhole, food, and of course, sweet corn. The event kicked off on ...

NORMAL — This weekend’s Sweet Corn Blues Festival in uptown Normal will have a different layout and several new events, including a corn-on-the-cob-eating contest — and there will be plenty of corn to ...