Leon Sheets sat in his barn office Sunday afternoon and exuded passion for his industry.Then again, it could have been any day of the week and anywhere on the planet and Sheets would promote the pork industry.“I do have a passion for pig farmers,”

“Chuckwagon Sunday” is always good to the Big Four Fair, and 2017 certainly was not an exception.But it wasn’t just Sunday that saw big crowds come out to the fairgrounds in Nashua this year.“We’ve had awesome crowds the whole weekend,” Big Four F

    While two girls joined Turkey Valley freshman Jaycie Byrne on the cross country course Thursday at the Tri City golf course near Luana, there still weren't quite enough bodies to compete as a team.    The boys also fell just short, with f

    A good attitude is a start, and it will help Turkey Valley's volleyball team while they search for their first win of the season.    The Lady Trojans lost in straight sets to Clayton Ridge Thursday, 25-16, 25-17, 25-10.    "On the wh

    Tripoli hadn't lost a set yet, and up to Saturday, neither had New Hampton.    So somebody's record had to give when the two teams met in the Chickasaw volleyball invitational, and unfortunately, it was New Hampton's record.   

    By looking at the statistics, no one would ever guess how badly Turkey Valley beat their West Central guests Friday.    The Trojans only gained 136 yards on the ground, and threw for another 73 for a modest total of 209 yards on the night, yet

 
The campfire wood is stacked, the trash barrels are in place and a whirlwind two months of planning is complete.

Rachel Grober’s busy senior year got a lot more hectic last month when the New Hampton High School student was crowned the 64th Iowa dairy princess on the night before the Iowa State Fair started.But the 17-year-old from Ionia wouldn’t have it any