http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/barnes-city/ Barnes City, IA News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/barnes-city/content/db7e892bb69194365b7fba5ec4fd4ffe.html The 22nd Annual MUSCO Lighting Fall Challenge will be running Oct 1011 at the Southern Iowa Speedway http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/barnes-city/content/51b3a54c437112e8cb38840231833397.html Diane Brand of New Sharon says she is undecided for this presidential election Brand joins others across the country as part of an effort by Community Newspaper Holding Incorporated the Heralds parent company to gauge undecided voters http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/barnes-city/content/eeea62cae4f23fd9f50423be78caecd5.html ACROSS THE STATE http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/barnes-city/content/de8f91072f20e5c1f3a569c664c4976e.html ACROSS THE STATE http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/barnes-city/content/8a6b0b3b93e0034881907251b608286f.html TONIGHT146;S GAMES http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/barnes-city/content/880a5cf5a4f7d41b26788fe18ab626d6.html The Seymour Warriors traveled to Thornburg Friday night to test the TriCounty Trojans on their Homecoming weekend http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/barnes-city/content/ad6ce708204d1eefcc23016a1494d0ba.html Mike Bombei would prefer it if you called him by his club name BombThe Vietnam veteran wears a black eyepatch on his right eye and has a wild hoary beard Tattoos cover his arms with a twisting pile of skulls faces eagles and American flagsWhen he saw the memorial installed Tuesday morning tears welled up in his good eyeBombei 59 of Brooklyn was one of about 10 members of the Vietnam Vets Motorcycle Club Chapter D who stood watching as workers from from Watts Vault and Monument Co installed a new Johnson County Vietnam Veterans memorial in front of the county courthouse The first monument of its kind in Johnson County it is intended to honor the more than 1500 Johnson County residents who served during the Vietnam War and the 7 or 8 Johnson County residents who died in the conflictBombei and 5 members woke up early and rode their motorcycles to Montezuma to provide an escort for the monument on its way to Iowa CityFor me to be able to ride in that escort this morning was an honor said Bombei originally drafted into the war while living in Iowa City It basically is a memorial dedicated to all the people in that conflict and this is for a lot of them that couldnt be here todayThe monument designed by Don Welch 70 of Kalona stands about 6 feet tall and is made of polished black granite On it covering a silhouette of North and South Vietnam is a message honoring the men and women who served the nation in the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1975 Under this reads the epigraph:ALL GAVE SOMESOME GAVE ALL http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/barnes-city/content/da9d6a83b9997cd0fc4de4ea4f778c3a.html BROOKLYN The LynnvilleSully cross country teams showed continued improvement Monday in a meet at the Brooklyn Country Club