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Harvest time coming

Here's what goes into a wheat harvest

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 7, 2020 - 2:33pm

Provided by Mark Badertscher, Hardin extension office
If you aren't a farmer, but have always wondered about all the things that go into a crop harvest, this article will provide many of your answers.

Farmers will be harvesting wheat in the next few weeks, seeing the outcome of what they planted nine months ago.

However, farmers are already taking steps to prepare for the harvest, such as cleaning storage facilities and checking harvesting equipment.

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Regional news

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Anne Buller 1925 - 2020

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 7, 2020 - 1:28pm

Anne W. Buller, 95, of Bluffton died July 5, 2020.

She was born June 14, 1925, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Henry P. and Anna (Schultz) Wiebe. When Anne was 14 years the family moved to Mountain Lake, Minnesota.

Anne graduated from Tabor College, Hillsboro, Kansas, majoring in English. Anne and Harold Buller were married on August 22, 1947.

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Obituaries

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Alley art

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 7, 2020 - 12:04pm

Talk an alley stroll at Roots by Strattons, at 111 S. Main St. Not only will you be surrounded by flowers, you'll see two new window paintings. Radha Tague, an artist and Stratton Greenhouse employee, created the two scenes. Additional photos in the series provides a closer look at the scenes.