Author Archives: Western Iowa Today
Bret Johnson reflects on dominant stretch of Exira-EHK football
(Exira) On Friday night KSOM replayed the 8-Player State Football Finals between Don Bosco and Exira-EHK with the Dons winning 18-14. We caught up with former Spartan Bret Johnson to reflect on that s...
May 01, 2020
History Books: Football Championships and Playoff Appearances
(Area) Adair-Casey, Atlantic, Guthrie Center, and Harlan are the schools in KSOM/KS95's immediate coverage area that have won state championship. Today we break down the high school football record bo...
May 01, 2020
PODCAST: "Why I Coach" with Adair-Casey's Wade Anderson
(Adair) Whether it was as a player or a coach Wade Anderson has been associated with a lot of winning football at Adair-Casey. Anderson has been retired from coaching for a handful of years now to spe...
May 01, 2020
IHSAA Board of Control approves changes to wrestling's regional dual qualifying process
(Boone) Some changes to wrestling have been approved by the Iowa High School Athletic Association Board of Control. The wrestling advisory committee submitted five recommendations for consideration at...
Apr 30, 2020
History Books: Girls State Cross Country Qualifications Since 2000
(Area) The last 20 years of history for area teams at the state cross country meet has plenty of memorables. One that immediately comes to mind is Griswold's Rebekah Topham becoming the first girls ru...
Apr 30, 2020
Former Harlan volleyball superstar Jess Schaben’s career closes after brief beach volleyball stint at LSU
(Harlan) After a dynamic four year volleyball career at Iowa State, former Harlan superstar Jess Schaben finished up her playing days in the sand at LSU this spring. Schaben took advantage of an NCAA ...
Apr 29, 2020
Re-opening of restaurants “too soon” according to owner of popular pizza place
(Adair) Later this week restaurants will be allowed to re-open at 50% capacity, but that doesn't mean every establishment is in a rush to welcome people back in the door. Jim Zimmerline, owner of Zipp...
Apr 29, 2020
Exira-EHK School District moving forward with Air Conditioning in Elk Horn Gym
(Elk Horn) A special meeting of the Exira-EHK School Board will be held this (Wednesday) evening. The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m and among the main agenda items is to discuss and take action on bids t...
Apr 29, 2020
History Books: Boys State Cross Country Qualifcations
(Area) It's part three of the "History Books" feature and today we look back at the performances of area teams at the boy's state cross country meet. Nodaway Valley's tradition shines among local squa...
Apr 29, 2020
Kevin Christensen Obituary
Kevin Robert Christensen, the son of Robert R. and Donna (Larsen) Christensen, was born on September 24, 1966, in Harlan, Iowa and died on April 20, 2020 at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska at...
Apr 29, 2020
