If you’ve driven around the farmlands of the US, you might have noticed Amish or Mennonite farmers running tractors and other farm machines fitted with large steel wheels. Religious rules are behind ...

LEWISBURG — An Old Order Mennonite man said Thursday night that those of his brethren who use steel-wheel tractors on public roads try to limit damage to the road surface by using modern tires, which ...

CRESCO, Iowa -- The Howard County Supervisors and members of the Groffdale Conference Mennonite Community met Friday to craft an agreement to protect county roads but also allow farmers who drive ...

If you didn’t get enough old farm machinery during Orange Spectacular this past weekend, you’ll be happy to know the 40th annual Heatwole Thresher Show is coming to McLeod County. The popular event, ...

OSAGE, Iowa -- The Iowa Supreme Court has sided with the Mennonites over an ongoing dispute over the use of tractors with steel wheels. In a decision unveiled this morning, the Supreme Court reversed ...

OSAGE, Iowa (AP) — Mitchell County is considering hiring a private investigator to find out whose steel-wheeled tractors are damaging newly paved county roads. The Globe Gazette reports those driving ...

Mitchell County Attorney Mark Walk took it one step further: He said current use of tractors with steel wheels is actually being used as a form of transportation and not for farming. "The (Groffdale) ...

UPDATE: The state's highest court has struck down Mitchell County's steel wheels ordinance, saying “religious rights prevail.” The Iowa Supreme Court handed down its decision Friday morning. The case ...

The drama of what one side claims is a violation of religion freedom versus what the other side claims to be simple economics was played out once again at the Mitchell County Courthouse in Osage ...

MASON CITY, Iowa - Colin Murphy, attorney for Matthew Zimmerman, and Mitchell County Attorney Mark Walk were just minutes into their oral arguments last week when Iowa's Supreme Court justices stopped ...