“And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn” (Lk. 2:7).
A former Mason City doctor won a $2 million federal lawsuit against a wealthy Irish investor when a Sioux City jury agreed the Dublin native reneged on a major development deal he struck with the Croatian doctor to build ethanol plants in eastern Europe.
All too often, the paranormal is confused with supernatural
(Because Farm World will not publish next week while our offices are closed for the holidays, and Rev. Althouse’s column is used in some churches’ lesson plans, we present this column that would have published on Dec. 24.)
Illinois’ only farming state senator hailed with the Friend of Ag award
When a who’s-who of agricultural interests representing tens of thousands of farmers across Illinois bestowed State Sen. John Sullivan (D-District 47) with its most prestigious, annual award of recognition late last month, the delineation was honestly earned.
Family receives a 150-year certification for Illinois farm
When Andreas Rehberger signed on the dotted line and paid $33 an acre for 54 acres of farmland in southeastern Illinois, the investment over the next 152 years turned into lifetimes of good memories for five generations of the Rehberger family.
Gary Davis of Herrick, Ill., showed his large collection of vintage George Garden Tractors at the 25th annual Antique Power Days Farm Show at Salem. He was assisted at the show by Ralph Kirk, who was the parts and service manager at George in the late 1960s.
The Indiana Natural Resources Commission (NRC) has been pretty active lately. Along with its agenda of proposed rule changes for whitetail deer and a trapping season for otter, the NRC will be taking a comprehensive look for changes to catfish regulations in the Hoosier State.
Congress OKs tax package that will expire in two weeks
On Dec. 16, the U.S. Senate voted 76-16 to adopt a tax extenders package that holds key provisions for small businesses such as section 179 expensing and bonus depreciation.
Lawsuit by states confronts Obama’s immigration order
Michigan has joined 20 other states to challenge what Michigan AG Bill Schuette described as the president’s recent unilateral executive order on immigration. The order, or action – issued Nov. 20 – will create a program that allows immigrants who are in the United States illegally to work legally, as long as they have no criminal record, have lived here at least five years and have children.
