Author Archives: Western Iowa Today

Janice Lorraine Crees Oakley, a daughter of Milton Crees and Ethel Randolph Crees, was born July 18, 1940, at her parent's home in rural Guthrie County, IA. She died June 20, 2021, at the Exira Care C...

(Oakland) Riverside girls track coach Jared Hoffman is a Griswold grad and guest #100 on the "Why I Coach" series. The thing he says he enjoys most about coaching is helping kids reach a potential tha...

(Sponsored) Now is the time of year to make your life better by making your home better, and one of the best ways is to enhance your outdoor spaces. At Baxter Lumber in Harlan, you can now receive up ...

(Atlantic) Pickleball continues to gain popularity and four new outdoor courts at Sunnyside Park are ready for use. The courts are painted on the west end of the tennis courts. Pickup games are held o...

Missouri Valley 7, Audubon 3 Audubon led 2-0 after the 1st, but Missouri Valley got a pair home in the 3rd to tie it and outscored the Wheelers 5-1 the rest of the way. Gavin Larsen had two hits. Tedd...

Griswold 13, Stanton 5 Griswold scored seven in the 1st and four in the 7th. They racked up nine hits and six walks. Doubles came off the bats of Makenna Askeland and Jenna Reynolds. Both drove in thr...

Softball Corner Conference Griswold 13, Stanton 5 Sidney 10, East Mills 3 Fremont-Mills 6, Essex 3 Fremont-Mills 3, Essex 2 Pride of Iowa Conference Central Decatur 14, SW Valley 4 East Union 7, Bedfo...

(Boone) The road to the state baseball tournament for teams in Classes 1A and 2A begins next month. Preliminary first round games will be played on July 8th. The first round is July 10th. The Iowa Hig...

A Celebration of Life Memorial Mass for 67 year old Leo "Lee" Buelt Jr. of Exira will be Friday, June 25th at 10:30 AM at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Exira. Visitation with family will be Thur...

(Audubon) The Audubon City Council tackled a few items pertaining to the Fire Department at their June 14th meeting. The Audubon Fire Association is looking into funding opportunities for their new fi...