The 129th Big Rock Plowing Match festival over the weekend offered a chance for Big Rock residents to celebrate the town’s rural roots. Back on Oct. 12, 1895, the farm of George Thomas hosted the ...

Nineteen years ago, I sat across from Carla Kemp, my first editor with the Daily Herald and learned about writing a community column. Since I had spent the previous seven years writing a family column ...

Karen Schroedter of Sugar Grove found her way to the Big Rock Plowing Match festival in Big Rock on Saturday morning, an event she has come to for years. “I just love it here. The small town, the ...

A new business is using tractors customized with specialized equipment to tackle Sudbury's snowbanks. "On the back [of the tractor] we have a big inverted snow plow ... coated with Teflon tips," said ...