Shirley Barth retires this week after 31 years of service for the elementary school system in Minonk.

The American flag flies above the construction workers on the new addition to the Fieldcrest Elementary South building.

Randy Koehler of Benson poses next to his new Case-International crawler tractor. The tractor has 500 horsepower and Randy said he can plant up to 300 acres a day with the machine.