Author Archives: Western Iowa Today

(Griswold) The Griswold Tigers have 20 players out for football at the start of fall practices. Coach Chase Wallace admits the top priority is safety, "First things first is making sure we are safe. W...

(Oakland) Riverside raised the bar for their volleyball program last season with a trip to the regional finals. The Lady Dawgs, under first year head coach Brooke Flathers, are eager to make more nois...

(Council Bluffs) A report of an alligator at Big Lake Park in Council Bluffs last week caused quite a stir. A kayaker's social media post about an alligator and several babies swimming in the lake pro...

Deb Baker, 60, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, August 16, 2020, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. Visitation, with the family present, will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday...

Mary Ellen Moreland Quandt, the daughter of Samuel J and Edith Iola (Johnson) Ross, was born December 9, 1920, in Cameron Township, Audubon County, Iowa and died August 11, 2020, at the Audubon County...

Lorraine JoAnn Bintner, the daughter of Nels C. and Anna (Lauridsen) Nelson, was born January 8, 1933, on her parents' farm west of Exira, Iowa and died August 16, 2020, at the Exira Care Center in Ex...

Kathryn Havens, age 79, of Wiota, IA, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Greater Regional Hospice House, Creston, IA. Survived by her husband of over 58 years, Lawrence, their children, Ross Ha...

(Greenfield) Nodaway Valley has to replace state champion Josh Baudler and four time state participant Tyler Breheny among others, but the Wolverines should once again be one of Class 1A's most formid...

(Guthrie Center) ACGC very narrowly missed the playoffs last season and are ready to take things to another level this year. The Chargers have made big strides over the last couple of seasons and thei...

(State) The All-State softball teams from the Iowa Girls Coaches Association have been released. The full list of honorees can be seen through the following links. Class 1A Class 2A Class 3A Class 4A ...