Author Archives: Western Iowa Today
CAM boys notch another golf win
(Area) The Rolling Valley Conference boys and girls golf teams competed on Monday. The boys played at Woodbine while the girls were at Boyer Valley. Boys Team Scoring CAM 176 Boyer Valley 178 Coon Rap...
Apr 03, 2023
Michael "Wardy" Ward Obituary
Michael "Wardy" Ward, 65, of Buffalo, Missouri, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, December 8, 2022, at home. Michael Laurance was born on May 28, 1957, in Atlantic, Iowa, the son of Donald "P...
Apr 03, 2023
AHSTW girls track building around mid-distance core
(Avoca) AHSTW will be among the team's at the Riverside girls meet on Tuesday. Coach Traye Pelzer is encouraged by the group he has out for track and field. The squad looks for mid-distance to be a st...
Apr 03, 2023
College Sports Weekly Recap
ACGC Graduates Kate Crawford, Sophomore, Track and Field, UNI -UNI competes at Illinois on April 8th Mady Kelsey, Sophomore, Track and Field, Midland -Placed 17th in the shot put at the Central Nebras...
Apr 02, 2023
DNR utilizing prescribed burns to control unwanted growth
(Area) Prescribed burns have become a key management tool for Iowa's State Parks and Wildlife Areas. The Iowa DNR's Bryan Hayes says a lot of areas have burn plans every three to five years. "Mainly t...
Apr 02, 2023
Petersen and Burmeister among key returners for Exira-EHK golf
(Elk Horn) Exira-EHK boys and girls golf has several newcomers to the team this spring. The boys squad has a few holdovers from last season. They'll be led by Trey Petersen who fired a 40 at the team'...
Apr 01, 2023
Two Atlantic grads on SWCC national championship Sports Shooting team
(Creston) Southwestern Community College won the national title in Sporting Clays held March 23rd and 24th in San Antonio. Atlantic graduates Logan Eilts and Joe Sonntag contributed to the team. The S...
Apr 01, 2023
DNR conducting spotlight surveys to track wildlife population trends
(Area) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources annual spring wildlife spotlight survey is underway. The survey started in the 1970's to track raccoon activity and has evolved into a method providing ...
Apr 01, 2023
Dream run for Iowa women continues into national final
(Dallas, TX) The Iowa women's basketball team will play for a national title on Sunday afternoon. The Hawkeyes took down defending champion and #1 seed South Carolina 77-73 on Friday. Caitlin Clark se...
Mar 31, 2023
Soccer Scores from Friday, March 31st
Girls Ankeny 1, Abraham Lincoln 0 Skutt Catholic 2, Lewis Central 1 Boys AHSTW 9, Logan-Magnolia 1 Underwood 11, Kuemper Catholic 0 ADM 2, Glenwood 1 DM East 3, Van Meter 0 Carroll 2, Atlantic 0
Mar 31, 2023
