Eight sets of breathing apparatus were used, along with a main jet of water and three hose reel jets to contain the blaze. It ...

North Judson firefighters were called to a hay fire near Toto around 8 a.m. Saturday.Upon arrival, firefighters reported 15 ...

Firefighters from around Crawford County had a busy night Thursday, but got some help from neighbors after a barn holding ...

Iowa football offensive lineman Kade Pieper won the Hay Bale Toss at Solon Beef Days on July 18, 2025. Pieper is now a ...

Pieper repeated as the winner of the Solon Beef Days Hay Bale Toss after tossing a bale of hay an astounding 13 feet into the ...

For the second straight year, Kade Pieper won the Solon Beef Days hay bale toss competition. The Iowa offensive lineman recorded a 13-foot throw to seal another victory in the event. It took overtime ...

Straw is a traditional building material, but today's building methods are relatively new. Discover how modern straw bale construction has evolved.

Solon Beef Days is back Friday and with it, the famous hay bale toss.Contestants will start throwing hay bales over a designated height starting at 7 p.m. Frid ...

Iowa football offensive lineman Kade Pieper won the Solon Beef Days Hay Bale Toss open men’s division for the second consecutive year.

Iowa offensive lineman Kade Pieper won his second-straight Beef Days Hay Bale Toss, but as always, a good time was had by all.

Harvesting hay has gone from a labor-intensive practice of using sickles and wooden forks to balers that compress hay into round and square bales.

Idaho State Police and Power County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of multiple large bales of hay in the ...