Iroquois County Harvest Daze 2016
Welcome to autumn in Iroquois County! The Old Courthouse Museum in Watseka hosted the 37th annual Harvest Daze festival. As always there was something for everyone – antique cars, tractors, scarecrow and pumpkin carving contests, over 80 vendors with crafts, baked goods, and other items for sale, and of course the kettle corn! Many people […]
A Great Place to Grow: Phil Gioja
Phil Gioja’s first video project for Center Street Productions was in Watseka, IL — he never guessed he’d move there several years later. Now Iroquois County has become the home base for his small business as he travels across the US producing videos for a wide variety of clients.
ProHarvest Seeds: We are Family 2016
We asked some of our customers who attended the 2016 ProHarvest Field Day at Ashkum what they enjoy most about farming. Check out our website to learn more about ProHarvest!
The Rhythm Art Trio at the Watseka Theater
We are The Rhythm Art Trio! Please enjoy this original sampling of some of the material we do! A not-to-miss highlight of this sampler is Chuck from the Watseka Theater on saxophone. Find us on Facebook here.
Haiti Trip 2016
Iroquois County area men take a mission trip to Haiti with the intent to teach local workers how to build fencing.
Marine Corps Private Jack Redman Returns to Iroquois County – Battle of Tarawa
Jack M. Redman of Watseka passed away on November 23, 1943 at the age of 20 while serving his country as a U.S. Marine in World War II on the island of Tarawa Atol in the Central Pacific Ocean near Australia.
Goodwine Coop 125th Anniversary
The Goodwine Cooperative Grain company is the oldest operating cooperative elevator still in business in the state of Illinois. The company was incorporated on October 15, 1889. Today, the company has 5 locations with over 4 million bushels of storage, and 15 full time employees. To learn more about the Goodwine Coop, check out our […]
Hustedt Farms: Technology
Hustedt Farms is constantly looking toward the future to find the latest in technology to lower costs and benefit the landowners. Currently, the latest seed treatments are being tested such as drought resistant corn, water management, and nutrient holding abilities. Farming has changed a lot over the past 70 years, and Hustedt Farms will continue […]