The above lines came to me as I thought about my visit to the Webster City Rotary Club meeting a week ago. On the agenda was Tim Bailey, a missionary in Romania and son of Doug and Nancy Bailey, of Webster City. Doug and Nancy are known by their friends and colleagues for their good works, ...

Today is my last day with the Daily Freeman-Journal, bringing to a close nearly 30 years with the company. That old saying "time flies" may seem a bit cliche, but it certainly feels apt to me right now. This week as I’ve been wrapping up a few tasks, I’ve been sorting through old files ...

Suspending jerkbaits are a style of minnow-imitating baits that have been around for a good number of years, but have really grown in popularity in the past few open water fishing seasons. Many anglers think of suspending jerkbaits as being an outstanding tool for catching largemouth and ...

We purchased a new car in September 2019. There were a few bugs during the first couple of months but the dealer took good care of us; we are happy with the purchase. A few months later I began hearing a light rattle in the dash ̶ it was coming from somewhere near the radio (or ...

Part of the fun of fishing are the ideas that are facts to some anglers and absolutely not facts to other anglers. For instance, it’s believed by a good number of anglers that lure-makers make baits to catch fishermen, not fish. While it’s true that a bait has to be purchased by an angler ...

ISU Alumni Club offers scholarships The Iowa State University (ISU) Alumni Club of Hamilton County annually offers scholarship awards to individuals who live in or attend school in Hamilton County, and whom are planning to or currently attend school at Iowa State University. Recipients are ...