Author Archives: Western Iowa Today

Wayne Birchard passed away peacefully in his home on October 28, 2021, at 70 years of age in Atlantic, Iowa. He was born in Lake City, IA on January 15, 1951, the son of Eugene and Donna (Alcox) Birch...

(Oakland) Former Riverside football coach Burke Swenson discusses his love and passion for coaching in this week's edition of Why I Coach. Swenson considered two career paths...optometry and education...

ACGC Graduates Kate Crawford, Sophomore, Cross Country, UNI -Placed 36th at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships in 22:41. Crawford was the #3 runner for a UNI team that placed 8th. Mackenzie ...

(Fort Dodge) Class 1A and 2A boys and girls cross country runners competed Saturday in Fort Dodge for the state cross country meet.

(Fort Dodge) South Winneshiek outdid Logan-Magnolia 104-121 for a Class 1A Girls Cross Country State Championship on Saturday. The Panthers had two individuals earn medals on their way to another team...

(Fort Dodge) ACGC began the season with one big goal in mind. On Saturday in Fort Dodge the Chargers accomplished the feat in emphatic fashion. Led by a top five race from senior Trevin Suhr and a goo...

(Area) It's opening weekend for pheasant hunting in Iowa. The DNR projects 55,000 hunters will participate in the first day of the season. "What can they expect? The word has been similar to last year...

(Des Moines) State Representative Tom Moore, of Griswold, will have a new district to represent in 2022. Iowa lawmakers are approving the second set of redistricting maps to reset the congressional an...

(Audubon) The Audubon Wheelers are a win away from their second trip to the dome in the past three seasons. Friday night in round two of the 8-Player playoffs they went on the road and handled a high ...

(Lake City) ACGC scored on their opening drive and set the tone for a 34-13 win at #9 South Central Calhoun. The round two victory sets up a rematch with #1 Van Meter for a trip to the dome next week....