COMMUNITY Corn Cob Craze Hits Olathe KVNF - Mountain Grown Community Radio Published August 4, 2014 at 4:56 PM MDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 2:49 1 of 4 Staffers shuck corn for the eating contest Jake Ryan 2 of 4 Champion Becca Stout wipes her face after finishing 11 cobs Jake Ryan 3 of 4 The aftermath of the eating contest Jake Ryan 4 of 4 Olathe sweet corn, ready for roasting Jake Ryan This past Saturday, Olathe hosted its annual Sweet corn festival. It was a sprawling event in the summer sun, that had all-you-can-eat corn on the cob, live music, and of course corn eating contests.