Author Archives: Western Iowa Today

(State) The Iowa DNR's free fishing weekend is underway and Fisheries Biologist Bryan Hayes says it comes at a great time. Free fishing weekend falls under near optimal conditions this year. "That fre...

(State) As the first week of Iowa high school softball and baseball practices come a close, the Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union have posted a list of sa...

Celebration of Life Services for 50 year old David Sargent of Harlan will be Saturday, July 25th from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM at Shelter 2 at Prairie Rose State Park in Harlan. The Pauley Jones Funeral H...

(Exira) Floyd and Gloria Hackwell will lead the Exira 4th of July Parade, with a special tribute also planned for Exira-EHK graduates. The Exira Community Club made the selection for Grand Marshal and...

(Griswold) Raymond Butt won nearly 500 games as Griswold's softball coach. He's the guest this week for KSOM/KS95.7's "Why I Coach" podcast. He started teaching and coaching in Lewis way back in 1959....

(Griswold) If you surveyed fans from Western Iowa Conference or Corner Conference schools about their favorite concession stand, odds are Griswold will be a popular choice. The Griswold Sports Booster...

Linda Key, 100, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Friday, May 29, 2020, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Linda Ferne Hawthorne was born on January 26th, 1920, near Afton, Iowa to Page Lemoine and Mary Muzetta (Gr...

(Audubon) Rick Thompson is on his way towards a 2nd term in office as an Audubon County Supervisor. Thompson and Todd Nelsen were the two Republican candidates voted in during this week's primary elec...

(Exira) Craig and Becky Parmley are such big followers of Exira-EHK activities that Becky is known by some as "Mom Becky" or "The Basketball Mom." It is a title and role she has embraced, even though ...

Private Graveside services for 77 year old Joseph Hastert of Panama. The Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.