Parkersburg

Parkersburg, Iowa...population 1,889. In 2008 tragedy stuck when an F5 tornado devastated the town on May 25th. The tornado flattened the southern 2/3rds of the town,destroyed the high school including the football field and killed 8 residents. Current and former football players came together and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to replace their much loved field. Their come-back season ended with a record of
Today, June 24th 2009, an unbelievable tragedy has struck Parkersburg Iowa again. At 8:45am a former student entered the school, went to the weight room and in front of several students shot and killed the beloved coach of the football team Ed Thomas. He was an instrumental leader in the community, not only on the football field but he was also a social studies teacher.
Our family did not know coach/teacher Ed Thomas, but having a horrible thing like this happen in a small town like Parkersburg makes you feel for their community. If you would like to read more about what has happened, as details are changing and being updated please go to www.kcrg.com or www.kwwl.com