Author Archives: Western Iowa Today
Herb Hansen Obituary
Herb Hansen, 90, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at the Exira Care Center. Visitation with the family present will be from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at Rolan...
Aug 18, 2022
Big shoes to fill for Audubon Football
(Audubon) Audubon gets an early start on the high school football season with a Week 0 matchup on Saturday against Winfield-Mount Union. We'll have the game on KSOM with a live video stream at Western...
Aug 18, 2022
Notching a playoff win is on the list of goals for Nodaway Valley/O-M
(Greenfield) Nodaway Valley/O-M will have some continuity with the return of Seth Comly as their head coach. For the first time since 2017 the Wolverines will enter the season with the same coach they...
Aug 18, 2022
Audubon Supervisors hear update on Littlefield Park cabin project
(Audubon) Heartland Business Systems will continue to provide IT Support in Audubon County until new IT Director Brennan Schulte gets acclimated to his position. Audubon County Board of Supervisors Ch...
Aug 18, 2022
Approved guidance now available for IHSAA student-athlete use of NIL
(Boone) The Iowa High School Athletic Association Board of Control has passed guidance for student-athlete Name, Image, Likeness in the 2022-23 edition of the IHSAA Handbook. A student may earn compen...
Aug 17, 2022
High School Football season kicks off with Week 0 contests
(Area) Competition in high school football gets underway this week. While the majority of teams will be opening their season next Friday night, a handful of area squads will get an early crack at game...
Aug 17, 2022
IHSAA/IGHSAU release State Qualifying Meet sites for Cross Country
(State) State Qualifying Cross Country meets will be held on Wednesday, October 19th and Thursday, October 20th. The Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union pos...
Aug 17, 2022
Joseph Burg Obituary
Joseph Burg, 61, of Bridgewater passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Mass of Christian Burial: Will be held on Monday, august 22, 2022, at 10:30 ...
Aug 17, 2022
Melanie Larsen wins Audubon County Memorial Hospital and Clinics DAISY Award
(Audubon) Audubon County Memorial Hospital and Clinics has announced their 2022 DAISY Award winner. The honor is given annually to nurses. Melanie Larsen, BSN, RN, is the latest recipient. She was nom...
Aug 17, 2022
Man Who Turned Himself In Charged With First-Degree Murder
(Des Moines, IA) -- A man who turned himself in to the Polk County Sheriff's Office Monday has been charged with first-degree murder. Thirty-eight-year-old Courtney Shane Smith is being held in the Po...
Aug 16, 2022
