LEWISBURG — An Old Order Mennonite man said Thursday night that those of his brethren who use steel-wheel tractors on public roads try to limit damage to the road surface by using modern tires, which ...

If you want to join the Willamette Valley Tractor Collectors, it helps to have rust in your veins. But if all you want to do is see what the loosely knit organization is all about, visit the Cascade ...

A reader raised an issue that has been rolling around the county for many years: Amish vehicles and their impact on asphalt roads. In Colerain Township, residents have expressed concern about damage ...

If you didn’t get enough old farm machinery during Orange Spectacular this past weekend, you’ll be happy to know the 40th annual Heatwole Thresher Show is coming to McLeod County. The popular event, ...

OSAGE, Iowa — Mitchell County Attorney Mark Walk and Colin Murphy, attorney for a 13-year-old Mennonite boy, must respond to each other’s legal briefs by the end of the week. Magistrate DeDra ...

OSAGE, Iowa — The Mitchell County Supervisors unanimously approved Steel or Metal Wheel Ordinance 46 following the third reading at the Sept. 4 board meeting. Before it was approved, Daniel Zimmerman, ...

OSAGE, Iowa --- The Mitchell County Board of Supervisors agreed Wednesday to hire a private investigator to identify whose tractors are causing damage to newly-paved county roads and are in violation ...

OSAGE, Iowa (AP) — Mitchell County is considering hiring a private investigator to find out whose steel-wheeled tractors are damaging newly paved county roads. The Globe Gazette reports those driving ...

OSAGE, Iowa (AP) - A magistrate has ruled a revised ordinance limiting the use of steel wheels on Mitchell County’s paved roads still violates the religious freedom of Mennonites. Mitchell County ...

UPDATE: The state's highest court has struck down Mitchell County's steel wheels ordinance, saying “religious rights prevail.” The Iowa Supreme Court handed down its decision Friday morning. The case ...

OSAGE | A Mitchell County ordinance banning the use of steel wheels on paved roads was challenged again in court Friday. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that the ordinance violated the religious ...