Each worked more than 1,000 hours at a job and earned at least $3,000 from their supervised agricultural experiences to earn the degree. Fornshell raised market hogs and goats. Jackson raised a flock of sheep and worked on his family's farm. Both maintained a 3.5 grade point average and more than a 95 percent attendance rate. Welcome toPalladium-Item-Richmond, Ind. Eaton High FFA members awarded state degrees Eaton High School FFA members Ben Fornshell and Dan Jackson recently were awarded...

Mostly, they enacted the law to make sure nobody else could keep sheep, pigs or goats in town. Police recently found nearly 80 sheep in and around a home near downtown. Council members said they never intended for the animal ordinance to boot out pets. This copyrighted material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner. From Staff Reports APEX - The Town Council voted Tuesday to let people keep birds and rabbits in town, despite the new barnyard animal ban. Copyright...

The goodness of goats E-mail this page E-mail a letter to the editor Reader Comments (below) By ALAN CROWELL Staff Writer Sunday, April 29, 2007 enlarge Staff photo by Jim Evans Abby Pirri plays with her parent's goats during the Sherman Farm's goat enterprise open house Saturday in Fairfield. The goodness of goats E-mail this page E-mail a letter to the editor Reader Comments (below) By ALAN CROWELL Staff Writer Sunday, April 29, 2007 enlarge Staff photo by Jim Evans Abby Pirri plays with...

He gives his life to his sheep and for his sheep, and no one can take them out of his hand. Grass was scarce and the flock had to continually travel from one spot to another; there were no walls for protection and because of this the shepherd always had to be with the flock. This was the moment in which is revealed the difference between the true shepherd -- the one who shepherds the family's flock, who does this for his life's work -- and the hired hand, who works only for the pay he...

I told them if they raised enough money to buy a goat we would get a goat to come visit. Wacky clothes or not, many of the kids were excited about the goat who lives on a farm in Corydon and the attention it drew to their classroom all afternoon. The charitable organization enables groups and individuals to donate livestock to families in developing countries as a means to fight poverty and hunger. Riekhof s students were able to raise enough money $260 to purchase two goats and a couple...