Community leader. Dedicated professional. Avid Bears fan.
This is how many describe Huntley Village Manager Carl Tomaso, who died suddenly June 25 at his home.

Both the Democratic and Republican 18th Congressional District candidates are rebuffing GOP presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain’s call to end subsidies for U.S. ethanol production.

Corn prices, already above $7 a bushel, are jumping even more as the result of flooding that has indefinitely shut down barge traffic on the upper Mississippi River.

Corn prices, already above $7 a bushel, are jumping even more as the result of flooding that has indefinitely shut down barge traffic on the upper Mississippi River.

Lyndon Hartz is a young college graduate banking on faith that people still value the taste of sweet corn picked at the crack of dawn and sold with the dew still clinging to the silks.

Attractive grain prices have Mississippi Delta farmers putting as much of their land as possible in production this year. They need good returns on their investment with input costs soaring as well.

With grocery prices increasing rapidly, especially for produce, the media has reporting that home vegetable gardening is dramatically on the rise.

Worldwide antique dealers and collectors will gather at Donley’s Wild West Town for the 33rd annual Phonograph and Music Box Show.

Is increased corn production for ethanol really the cause of high food prices? Are cows really to blame for global warming? 

Phil White has perfected his techniques to coax sweet corn out of the ground in April, but it’s still a gamble every year to be the first to have it on the farm stand.

Foreign high school students are scheduled to arrive soon for academic semester home stay programs, and the sponsoring organization needs a few more local host families.

Children and adults alike are devoted fans of Dr. Seuss’s books. These days it seems I rarely go a day or more without reading from “Green Eggs and Ham” or “Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?” to my kids, so I was excited to hear that a production of “Seussical Jr.The Musical” was coming to Huntley.

Martial arts class emphasizes leadership over fighting

A bus driver faces several counts of reckless conduct and child endangerment after making an abrupt stop April 30 and injuring nearly 20 Leggee Elementary School students on the bus, police said.