Boxholm News

Boyd Polhamus's love of rodeo has grown since he was a small boy. Riding junior steers and junior bulls as a youth has translated into a career as a national rodeo announcer, which started for the Texas native in 1985.

The city of Stratford may be named after the English hometown of William Shakespeare, but the Hamilton County Community is one that truly knows its roots, which originate in Sweden.

The city of Stratford may be named after the English hometown of William Shakespeare, but the Hamilton County Community is one that truly knows its roots, which originate in Sweden.

When students and staff return to Southeast Webster-Grand for the first day of classes Aug.

Indianola, Ia. - The bikers will be gone today, but they'll have left a lasting impression on the Indianola town square.

Mervyn C. Swanson 88, of Edina, Missouri, and formerly of Boxholm, and Stratford, Iowa, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 13, 2009, at his home in Edina, Missouri.

Are you of Swedish decent, have Swedish ancestors, or just want to see how the Swedish lived in Iowa? Then come to Stratford on Friday, Aug.

The annual May long-weekend rodeo is underway in Cloverdale. A May 17, 2009 A A A A Wade Sundell, of Boxholm, Iowa, gets some altitude aboard a oeSeat Salea in the Saddle Bronc Competition at the Cloverdale Rodeo in Surrey.

Heat 1: 1. Duane Ferguson, Otho; 2. Cody Wirt, Otho; 3. Jarid Kuchenreuther, Fort Dodge.