Author Archives: Western Iowa Today
Spring Preview: Riverside Girls Soccer
(Oakland) Five seniors represent half of the returning lineup for the Riverside girls soccer team this season. Riverside's entire offense is back from a year ago. Goalkeeper Rhyan Sanny is the only lo...
Apr 14, 2020
Brayton Tuma (AHSTW) finds right fit with transfer to Peru State
(Avoca) AHSTW grad Brayton Tuma will have a new home for his second season of college football this fall. Tuma has transferred from Northwestern College to Peru State. He describes Peru State as a bet...
Apr 13, 2020
Funeral Homes forced to learn new methods amid social distancing
(Area) Families dealing with a loss are always faced with hard decisions on how to best celebrate the life of a loved one. Those decisions have become even more difficult with COVID-19 restrictions. G...
Apr 13, 2020
Year in Review: CAM Girls Sports
Fall Sports Cross Country CAM was the runner-up to Exira-EHK in the Rolling Valley Conference Meet by one point. The Cougars had four top 15 finishers with Cadence Stephenson crossing the finish line ...
Apr 13, 2020
Year away from baseball helps Exira-EHK grad Tyler Jacobsen flourish
(Elk Horn) Exira-EHK graduate Tyler Jacobsen has had a successful two year stint on the baseball team at Benedictine University. The former Spartan is hoping to latch on with a professional organizati...
Apr 12, 2020
Iowa High School Baseball and Softball Start Dates Delayed
(State) The Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union announced on Friday that baseball and softball practices will not begin on May 4th as previously planned. Th...
Apr 10, 2020
Kenneth Thomsen Obituary
Graveside services will be held at a later date for 84 year old Kenneth Thomsen of Harlan. Burial will be at the Shelby Cemetery. The Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements.
Apr 10, 2020
Year in Review: CAM Boys Sports
Fall Sports Football CAM was a one possession loss away from going to the Dome. Behind a veteran group of lineman and a do it all back the Cougars experienced a breakout year. Ben Tibken, Ethan Steffe...
Apr 10, 2020
Audubon grad Lane Lawson finds Coe football team to be a good fit
(Cedar Rapids) Lane Lawson learned a lot and enjoyed his first season as a member of the Coe College football team. The former Audubon Wheeler had a good experience with the Kohawks in his freshman ca...
Apr 09, 2020
Exira-EHK Superintendent outlines remote learning parameters
(Elk Horn) Online learning will be taking place for Exira-EHK students until school is allowed to resume. The administrative team at Exira-EHK determined the voluntary make up option to be the best ro...
Apr 09, 2020
