Even if you were raised an Iowa town kid like me, you have to love the farm-rich sights, sounds, tastes and smells of the small-town livestock auction house. You’ll find the best of these at Kalona ...

Farmers and 4H-ers bringing their livestock to the fair are excited that the barns are getting upgrades, and the improvements started with the Sheep Barn. The open-air brick building is 109 years old.

Renovated sale barn in Maquoketa giving livestock owners new place to sell animals To stream News 8 on your phone, you need the News 8 app.