Author Archives: Western Iowa Today

Ruby Cowen, 60, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m., Friday, June 11th at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic. Burial wi...

(Lake View, IA) -- Governor Kim Reynolds is ruling out a run for U-S Senate in 2022. Reynolds told reporters in Lake View Wednesday, "I can say with great confidence I am not leaving Iowa." She was as...

(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office reports the arrest of 28-year-old Xavier Malik Robinson on Saturday. Robinson is charged with Criminal Mischief 2nd (Damage $1,500-$10,000), ...

Mass of Christian Burial for 90 year old Dolores Stessman of Panama will be Monday, June 7th at 11:00 AM at the St. Mary's of the Assumption Church in Panama. Visitation will be Sunday, June 6th from ...

(Area) May temperatures were near normal for the state while precipitation totals lagged behind. State Climatologist Justin Glisan reports this past month was similar to April in the sense that the we...

Softball Western Iowa Conference Riverside 8, Audubon 2 Logan-Magnolia 2, Treynor 0 Hawkeye Ten Conference Harlan 6, Lewis Central 4 Clarinda 9, Red Oak 7 Glenwood 15, Shenandoah 7 Denison-Schleswig 1...

(Atlantic) The City of Atlantic is set to elect a new mayor this fall for the first time in 12 years. Before the process begins the City Council is changing the procedure. Under the current "plurality...

(Atlantic) A free fireworks display will be available in Atlantic on June 12th. The City Council approved a request from Wild Willy's to hold a demonstration at the Little League Diamonds. Multiple co...

(Cherokee, IA) -- A special investigation by the State Auditor's office finds a former state employee manipulated timesheets to boost her husband's pay by tens of thousands of dollars. Renae Rapp was ...

Joan Andersen, 89, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic. Visitation with family will be from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Sunday, June 6, 2021, at Hockenber...