Author: Tom
In Search of That Big Fish
You’ve heard the cliché about being a big fish in a little pond. Well, Zippy knows a lot about fishes of all sizes, and the…
A Growing Lake
Imagine a lake where just a few feet in rising water creates large amounts of new water acreage. In fact, rising water here means lakes…
Named For an Accident from Centuries Ago
The name of this body of water is foreboding. A name derived from an accident that took place centuries ago. Yet, today it is a…
Making An Impact
Most of us give to charities. Some of those organizations may be local, but many are national or even global. One town began to focus…
One of the Mightiest Towns in the Land
There are 340 residents in Shickley, Nebraska. If you count up all the folks living in the local school district, you get just over 600. …
Facing Santa Anna in the Mexican War
It’s been over 150 years since Illinois soldiers faced Santa Anna in the Mexican War. However traces of that battle fought over 1500 miles to…
Turning Back the Clock 200 Years
Today we say hello to KYMO in East Prairie, Missouri. Listeners there know the Mississippi River bottomlands stretch for hundreds of miles. Flat, fertile farmland…
Losing All Five Sullivan Children
One cannot fathom the thought of losing five children in one event, but that’s exactly what happened to the Sullivans. From that tragedy came something…
Remembering the Sacrifices
Veteran’s Day is a time we remember the sacrifices of those who fought for the freedoms we enjoy in the country. Perhaps no family gave…
Remembering Five Brothers from Waterloo
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, many young men in the country rushed to join the military to fight for the freedoms of the nation…
