News
09/19/2025 - 1:09pm
PARKERSBURG – Aplington-Parkersburg rolled up 414 yards of total offense without throwing a pass Friday, earning its first victory under Coach Jeff Pikna, 53-0 over Garner-Hayfield-Ventura at Ed Thomas Field.
The Falcons (1-2) led 26-0 after one...
Opinion
10/10/2024 - 8:04am
A few weeks ago, I wrote a column detailing some opinions on the football helmets in the Big 12 Conference. It was a fun column that I’m doubting a lot of people cared about, though it was good to get away from stressful writing and thinking about...
Sports
09/19/2025 - 1:10pm
Football
Friday, September 12
Aplington-Parkersburg 53, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 0
Grundy Center 35, Dike-New Hartford 7
Friday, September 19
Aplington-Parkersburg at Union Community
Oelwein at Dike-New Hartford
Volleyball
Tuesday, September 9...
Obituaries
10/03/2025 - 8:55am
Lester Paul Johnson, age 92, of Aplington, Iowa, was born the son of Henry and Anna (Schipper) Johnson, on May 29, 1933, on the family farm in rural Aplington. He attended Eleanor Elementary and graduated from Aplington High School in 1950. Lester...
