Author Archives: Western Iowa Today

Rachel Louise Jensen, 101, of Exira, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Rachel was born on August 3, 1920, in rural Story County, Iowa, the daughter of James and Mary Townsend So...

(Creston) A collapsed streambank and broken sewer line on Hurley Creek resulted in a wastewater discharge in Creston on Tuesday. The cast iron sewer line broke when the streambank caved in. Dischargin...

(Marion, IA) -- Members of the Linn-Mar School Board caught heat Monday night during a discussion of the district's policy on transgender students. Board members say they want to create a more inclusi...

(Des Moines, IA) -- An Iowa economist says the bird flu outbreak in the state is helping to drive up egg prices. Brian Earnest with CoBank - which is part of the Farm Credit System - says the nation a...

(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department reports three arrests. 24-year-old Miranda Marie Shamblin, of Harlan, was arrested Saturday on charges of Assault and Interference with Official Acts. Two others ...

(Sponsored) The Nishna Valley Family YMCA is not joking!

Lloyd Wilson, 84, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, at the Griswold Care Center. Lloyd is survived by his wife, Marilyn; son, Larry and wife, Maria Galvo of Shoreline, Washington;...

Funeral services for 97-year old Mary McKinney of the Hill of Zion area will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at the Hill of Zion Cemetery, Orient, Iowa. Mr. Phil Price will officiate...

(State) The Iowa DNR's Walleye egg collection effort is expected to get underway later this week in Western Iowa. DNR Fisheries Biologist Bryan Hayes says walleye are very popular among anglers. "The ...

At Lenox Boys Team Scoring 1. CAM 147 2. Lenox 143 3. Fremont-Mills 76 4. Central Decatur 58 5. Bedford 56 6. Griswold 47 7. East Union 20 8. Orient-Macksburg 12 9. Mount Ayr 10 CAM Leaders 1st Place ...