Author Archives: Western Iowa Today

(Guthrie Center) ACGC kicks off the 2022 football season on Saturday night against Greene County. The Chargers lose their top three rushers from last season, but coming back are some of the big bodies...

Carolyn Pelzer, the daughter of Harold Everett and LaVetta Mary (Whiteaker) Hansen, was born February 2, 1941, in Red Oak, IA. She died June 28, 2022, at Baptist East Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN,...

Zakk Ian Mitchell, the son of Daniel Keith and Cynthia Renea (Parsons) Mitchell, was born April 29, 2009, in Atlantic, Iowa. Zakk passed away August 16, 2022, at his home in Elliott, IA, at the age of...

Class 1A No. School 2021 Record 1 Holy Trinity Catholic 33-11 2 North Tama 31-11 3 Springville 35-5 4 Gladbrook-Reinbeck 29-14 5 Dunkerton 27-7 6 Ankeny Christian 33-4 7 LeMars Gehlen Catholic 25-6 8 ...

(Area) A handful of Week 0 football games have been played and now some of the other fall sports are getting ready for their turn. Shenandoah will host a cross country meet on Tuesday. Among the teams...

Funeral Services for 70 year old Shirley Brensel of Harlan will be Friday, August 26th at 11:00 AM at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Visitation will be Thursday, August 25th from 5:00 PM to ...

(Atlantic) Tom McLaren has been an assistant coach for Atlantic basketball and baseball along with a number of youth coaching roles. He's our guest this week on "Why I Coach." McLaren started out as a...

(Area) The fall sports season is upon and several college athletes from area schools will be getting their seasons started within the next couple of weeks. Here is a rundown of athletes that will be c...

(Area) September 1st marks the start of Iowa's Teal Only hunting season. The season has recently expanded to sixteen days. "Not all that long ago the Iowa DNR used to have a four or five day early tea...

(NAFB) Grandparents love their grandchildren, and criminals love to take advantage of that for their financial gain. One of the more popular scams today is the "grandparent scam." AARP Oklahoma State ...