2016
Citizen of the Year
Carroll Chamber of Commerce
Carroll, Iowa
Mike Franey
Realtor, insurance agent and broker/owner of Mid-Iowa Insurance & Real Estate. Helping Carroll buy, sell and protect what it owns since 1994, and showing up for the town every week along the way.
CRSGRIREALTOR®Licensed insurance agent
Citizen of the YearCarroll Chamber of Commerce, 2016
1994Licensed in real estate
CRS · GRIProfessional designations
2016Carroll Citizen of the Year
2017Iowa Hawkeye of the Year
Honors
Recognized by the town he serves
Two honors Carroll doesn't hand out lightly, and both came from neighbors.
2017
Iowa Hawkeye of the Year
Carroll Area I Club
Leadership
Chosen to lead, again and again
From the Carroll Chamber to the Iowa Association of Realtors, people keep asking Mike to take the chair.
- 2022 to nowPresidentCarroll County Growth Partnership
- 2020 to nowRegional Vice PresidentIowa Association of Realtors
- 2019Executive Committee MemberIowa Association of Realtors
- 2018 and 2019Chairman, Legislative CommitteeIowa Association of Realtors
- 2017 and 2018Finance DirectorThe Residential Real Estate Council (CRS)
- 2015 and 2016PresidentWest Central Iowa Regional Board of Realtors
- 2015 and 2016DirectorThe Residential Real Estate Council (CRS)
- 2012Chair coupleCarroll Relay For Life
- 2009PresidentCarroll Chamber of Commerce
Community
Giving back is the job, too
Being involved in Carroll has always come first for Mike. Some of it is a title. Some of it is a weekly route with a cooler full of meals.
Video with KKRL goes here
Every week
Meals on Wheels route driver
Mike drives a weekly Meals on Wheels route, and the radio's videos of him on it have drawn a lot of views.
Chairman
Carroll County Compensation Board
Finance Director
First United Methodist Church
Past President
Family Resource Center
Treasurer
Carroll Area Development Corporation
Past board member
Carroll Country Club
Member
Carroll Jaycees
What Mike does
Work, and the fun stuff
Buying, selling or insuring something? That's Mid-Iowa. The scores and the trash talk from the men's league? The Golf Report. Game day or a party? Two Bald Hawks.
Broker/Owner
Mid-Iowa Insurance & Real Estate
Home, auto, farm, business and life insurance from 38 companies, plus homes, acreages, farms and commercial property around Carroll.
Visit Mid-IowaEditor in chief
The Golf Report
Carroll's men's league, written up the way only Mike can. Results, standings and the stories behind them.
Read the Golf ReportCo-owner
Two Bald Hawks
A private, Hawkeyes-themed bar and party barn Mike owns with a friend: two bald guys, two Hawkeye fans. Events, parties and plenty of photos in the Facebook group.
See the Facebook groupAt home
Looking for Lynda?
You found her. Lynda Dukes Franey is Mike's wife and a Realtor with Mid-Iowa Real Estate, and she is every bit as involved in Carroll as he is.
lyndadukes.com brings you hereLynda Dukes Franey
Realtor, Mid-Iowa Real Estate
Lynda brings more than 25 years of sales experience to the Mid-Iowa team, including years as sales manager at Carroll Broadcasting. Her sales training and her knowledge of Carroll make buying or selling with her an enjoyable experience.
She truly cares about her customers and will go the extra mile for everyone on both sides of the deal. In her down time Lynda enjoys traveling, cooking, decorating and entertaining.
Getting involved
- Family Resource CenterPresident
- Carroll Country ClubPast President
- United WayPast President
- Carroll County Relay For LifePast Co-Chair, core team
- Carroll Chamber of CommercePast board member
- St. Anthony Regional HospitalGolf and committees
The rest of the household
PaytonLynda's son, Mike's stepson
AnnieMiniature Dachshund, spoiled rotten
Contact
Send Mike a message
A house, a policy, a community project or a golf rules dispute. It goes straight to Mike.