Author Archives: Western Iowa Today

(Ft. Dodge, IA) -- Ft. Dodge and Webster County residents may notice a helicopter flying at low altitude Monday and the rest of the week. W-H-O/T-V reports the helicopter is being used to map groundwa...

(Primghar, IA) - A Storm Lake man is dead following a two-vehicle crash near Primghar in northwestern Iowa. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 56-year-old Laurie Ann Banks of Sutherland ran a stop si...

(Griswold) Four athletes are out for cross country at Griswold. Coach Matt Spunaugle's group got practice started on Monday. They have three boys and one girl on the team. "This week we had our first ...

(Anita) A love for basketball got Joe Holste into coaching. Coach Holste led the CAM Cougars in the early 2000's. "I've loved basketball since I can remember being old enough to pick one up. I played ...

Ardella Berniece Petersen, the daughter of Richard and Johanna (Borkowski) Lehwald, was born August 22, 1937, in Manning, Iowa and died August 5, 2022, at the Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa...

Funeral services for 74-year-old Douglas Langer of Shelby will be Wednesday, August 10th at 10:30AM at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca. Family will greet friends on Tuesday, August 9th from 5PM...

(Pella) Griswold alum Evan Kelly will be entering his fourth season with the Central College football team this fall. Kelly's role with the Dutch has grown over the years and he was able to see some t...

(Pella) A move to defense could pay dividends for Griswold graduate Derek Mueller at Central College. The junior for the Dutch will be playing the Stud position on defense. "I played tight end, but I ...

(Atlantic) Nishna Valley Trails is holding a Kids Bike Ride August 13th. Park and Recreation Director Bryant Rasmussen says this is a partnership between Park and Rec, Nishna Valley Trails, and Cass C...

(Area) Hot and dry weather is increasing the likelihood of fish becoming victim of a summer kill event. Declining water levels have been reported anywhere from six inches low at Lake Anita to about a ...