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After more than a decade Hinman’s story is published and available for sale
Former Dalton native Ken Hinman published a children’s book titled “Jimmy John the Tractor” shortly after the first of this year. The book is about him, his father Verner Hinman, and the beloved tractor that Hinman grew up farming with in Western Nebraska. The tractor was originally shipped from Iowa to Sidney before its purchase. Hinman searched for years after his father’s death and found the tractor along a fence line in Northport, Neb. He took it home to his residence in Mississippi and restored it to full condition.
One former Dalton native has brought a new twist to the theme of classic children’s books. “Jimmy John the Tractor” is a one of a kind tale of one man’s search for his beloved childhood tractor.
Though author Ken Hinman is a current resident of Henderson Nev., he is originally from nearby and part of his book takes place in Western Nebraska.
Though the publishing process was long, Hinman said he is glad that family and friends pushed him to make his story into a book.
“It just came to me,” said Hinman when asked about how he named the tractor in his book.
He said that he was about a fourth of...
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