Author Archives: Western Iowa Today

Girls Rolling Valley Conference at Woodbine Team Scoring 1. Boyer Valley 197 2. Coon Rapids-Bayard 217 Medalist: Macy Miller, Boyer Valley, 44 Runner-up: Emma Hart, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 46 CAM Individu...

(Boone, IA) -- Authorities in Boone County say a construction worker was killed Friday when he was hit by an excavator. Emergency responders were called to Pickett's Salvage in Paton just before 11:00...

(Marshalltown, IA) -- The family of a man who died of COVID has filed a lawsuit against the company that owns the meatpacking plant where he worked. Jose Andrade-Garcia was one of 2,700 workers at the...

(Glenwood) A Pottawattamie County man was flown from the scene following a motorcycle accident in Mills County on Sunday. The Sheriff's Office says 43-year-old Brian Deyo, of Council Bluffs, was found...

(Atlantic) Repairs to the Iowa 83 bridge over the East Nishnabotna River on the west edge of Atlantic will require the closing of Highway 83 between Iowa 173 and US 6, beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Monday...

(Greenfield) The Adair County Sheriff's office reports two arrests. 25-year-old Layne Douglas Ruby, of Creston, was arrested April 4th and charged with Driving While License Denied/Revoked-OWI. Ruby w...

Mass of Christian Burial for 98-year-old Gerald Reinig of Portsmouth will be Tuesday, April 19th at 1:00 PM at the St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan. Visitation will be Monday, April 18th from 5...

Mass of Christian Burial for 61-year-old Diane Hess of Earling will be Wednesday, April 13th at 11:00 AM at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 12th from 5:0...

Verda was born on a farm, near Redline, in Shelby County, Iowa in 1925 and her parents moved the family to Omaha in 1930. Verda met Folmer Johnson on her Uncle's farm and they were married in 1947. Th...

Douglas "Dug" Reeves, 41, of Des Moines (formerly of Stuart) passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at his home. Family Visitation: The family will greet friends on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at the L...