Editor’s note: Rod Stanhley will present a program entitled, “Bonnie & Clyde — Part # 2” on Saturday, June 23 at 1 p.m. at Mulberry Center Church, in the Wilson Brewer Park, 220 Ohio St., Webster City. This a free event. Iowa historian Rod Stanley knows that Americans are always ...

This year is shaping up to be a challenging year for gardeners following a cold spring that moved directly into a very warm summer. A recent update received from Joe Hannan, ISU Commercial Horticulture Specialist, was that the forecast for the next 30 days (and likely beyond) is for things to ...

The 64th anniversary of D Day just passed. On that evening, I spent an hour watching a very well done and thoughtful special, “The Men of D Day.” It profiled four American men who saw action on that day, all of them now in their 90s. D Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy during World ...

The story is told of an elementary school teacher who, while teaching about world religions, asked her students to bring a symbol of their family’s faith to class. The next day, she asked each student to come forward and shared their symbol with the class. The first child, a pretty ...

Due to our abnormal spring weather conditions, many questions have been received regarding plant health issues. One question in particular is that of tomato leaves which are curling up. Clients worry that the leaf roll may be due to chemical drift, disease or insects. But there can be ...

For many fisher-people, netting the fish on the end of their line is about the last thing they think of: There are so many other things that we need to do to get to that point. First you've got to find where the fish are. Then you've got to select the proper bait that will get them on the ...