PEORIA — A line of one quarter-scale student-made tractors lined up Sunday at Expo Gardens to compete in their final event. Their goal? To see how far their tractor can pull a heavy load. More than 20 ...

BELMONT — Mason Farmer of Alexandria didn’t show any pre-tractor pull jitters. For a 13-year-old participating in only his second mini-tractor pull, he gladly explained the technique he was planning ...