Author Archives: Western Iowa Today

Judy Ann Yaw, 76, of Anita, Iowa passed away on February 14, 2021, at Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center in Anita, Iowa. She was born July 15, 1944, to Rex Caldwell and Margaret Louise Howard. Judy...

Lois Ann Yarger (Patrick), a long-time resident of Atlantic, Iowa, died on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at the Heritage House surrounded by her family at the age of 93 years, 3 months, 7 days. Visitation...

Helen Ross, 94, of Orient passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021, at the Greenfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Greenfield. Open Visitation for the Public will be held on Monday, Februa...

Laurie Petersen, 59, of Exira, Iowa, died Sunday, February 14, 2021, at her home. Laurie Sue was born on December 31, 1961, the daughter of Lyle Duane and Colleen Elaine (Kitelinger) Jeppesen of Brayt...

(Anita) The words passionate, fiery, intense, and competitive have all been words used to describe CAM football coach Barry Bower. The Cumberland-Massena grad is our latest guest on Why I Coach. Bower...

(Area) Cold temperatures have added to ice depth on lakes and ponds, but the Iowa DNR cautions that ice is not uniform across all water bodies. Fisheries Biologist Bryan Hayes points there are several...

Class 1A District 12 Mount Ayr vs SE Warren (Postponed to Wednesday, February 17th) Wayne vs Murray Moravia vs Seymour Mormon Trail vs Lamoni District 13 Martensdale-St. Marys vs Diagonal Lenox vs SW ...

(Des Moines) Pairings are out for the 2021 State Wrestling Tournament. The traditional tourney starts on Thursday, February 18th and will run through Saturday, February 20th. First round matches for i...

(Stanton) Stanton meets Riverside in a Class 1A Boys District Basketball Tournament game Monday night. We'll have the contest on KSOM. The Vikings have won three out of four and enter the postseason w...

Atlantic grad John McConkey, UNI Wrestling Sophomore Won 3-1 SV-1 over Iowa State's Francis Duggan in an extra bout on Sunday. Won 3-1 SV-1 over Arizona State's Chad Porter in an extra bout on Sunday....