Author Archives: Western Iowa Today
Softball Scores for Friday, July 3rd
Pride of Iowa Conference East Union 10, SW Valley 3 Wayne 9, Lenox 1 Central Decatur 4, Mount Ayr 2 SE Warren 12, Nodaway Valley 7 Rolling Valley Conference Exira-EHK 6, Woodbine 3 (Exira-EHK is the o...
Jul 03, 2020
Catfish become common target of anglers as water temps rise
(Area) Catfish take center stage in Iowa's lakes and rivers once the calendar turns to July. Fisheries Biologist Bryan Hayes says channel catfish are stocked into Iowa lakes by the DNR and are the mos...
Jul 03, 2020
PODCAST: “Why I Coach” with Bud Legg
(Anita) An Anita native joins the Why I Coach podcast. Prior to joining the Iowa High School Athletic Association, Bud Legg was in teaching and education for 35 years. Legg started Oakland in 1966, sp...
Jul 03, 2020
Floyd and Gloria Hackwell set to lead Exira 4th of July Parade as Grand Marshals
(Exira) Floyd and Gloria Hackwell will lead Exira's 4th of July Parade as this year's Grand Marshals. Abby Rasmussen with the Exira Community Club says there were several good candidates this year, bu...
Jul 03, 2020
Exira-EHK senior class ready for celebration at Exira 4th of July Parade
(Exira) From prom to graduation and everything in between, the Class of 2020 has missed out on a lot of typical experiences. Because of that, Exira-EHK graduates have been selected as junior grand mar...
Jul 03, 2020
Atlantic records lowest June rainfall total since 2002
(Area) State Climatologist Justin Glisan says June was an interesting month with wetter than normal conditions in eastern Iowa and drier than normal conditions in western Iowa. Overall rainfall in the...
Jul 03, 2020
Area Softball Stats from Thursday, July 2nd
Harlan 8, Red Oak 1 Emily Brouse had a leadoff home run in a four run 3rd inning. Ella Plagman hit a triple. Jordan Haase hit a double. Kate Heithoff, Kennedy Kjergaard, and Madison Schumacher all sin...
Jul 02, 2020
Area Baseball Stats from Thursday, July 2nd
CAM 12, SW Valley 2 Jacob Holste and Joe Kauffman led the offensive attack. Holste was 3/4 with a double, two singles, two steals, and a couple of runs scored. Kauffman slugged a pair of doubles and d...
Jul 02, 2020
Baseball Scores for Thursday, July 2nd
Corner Conference Stanton 6, Sidney 4 (Resumption of Corner Conference Tourney Championship) Sidney 10, Stanton 4 (Regular Season Game) Fremont-Mills 6, East Mills 5 Griswold 15, Essex 5 Hawkeye Ten C...
Jul 02, 2020
Softball Scores for Thursday, July 2nd
Corner Conference Griswold 20, Essex 1 Sidney 8, Stanton 2 Fremont-Mills 5, East Mills 4 (Griswold, Stanton, and Sidney share the Corner Conference Championship) Hawkeye Ten Conference Atlantic 5, Cre...
Jul 02, 2020
