By Julie Ann Madden
When the old Care Center nursing home building was shuttered in August 2013, the Akron community hoped it wouldn’t become an eyesore.
After three years of being vacant, the building is being filled with niche businesses and organizations.
In fact, as the first business celebrates its first anniversary Saturday, it is noted the main floor and basement are completely filled. This leaves only the second floor available for more entrepreneurs’ opportunities.
“We want the building to be an active, vital place for shoppers to come to,” said Mindy Smykle of Mindy’s Designs & Vicki’s Redesigns. “We support each other completely, and congratulate the Groves on their first anniversary.”
Camping will officially open Friday, June 30 at the River’s Bend Wildlife Area, just two miles south of Akron along the west side of Iowa Highway 12.
Plymouth
By Julie Ann Madden
Although no actual date has been set for the Akron-Westfield School Board to hold a public hearing on selling Total Motors’ main sales-service building, that was the board members’ final consensus at a
By Julie Ann Madden
Last week Mercy Medical Services announced a second doctor for Akron Mercy Medical Clinic and staff reductions.
Dr. Kelly Pomerenke joins Dr. Dale Nystrom and Physician’s
By Julie Ann Madden
Hiring an interim Akron EMS director and considering the replacement of the town’s second ambulance topped the Akron councilor’s June 13 meeting
With the temperatures in the 90s recently, farmers were out in full swing planting their crops. “It was a very good week (last week) of weather for farmers to finish planting, make hay and do needed
Traffic Citations
Excessive Speed
April 1: John Carl Klompien, 46, Orange City.
April 6: Alissa Malena Gellhaus, 36, Le Mars.
By Julie Ann Madden
Exemplary principal.
Outstanding supporter.
Innovative fundraiser.
By Julie Ann Madden
To charge all residents they provide fire protection services equally.
That is the goal of Akron city officials in requesting the West Akron Fire District pay
The Akron-Westfield girls golf team returned home state champions in Class 1A from the state tournament at the American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown May 30 – 31. A tough course with a par of 71 for
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 41, SECTION 41.14 (FIREWORKS) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF AKRON, IOWA
WHEREAS:
The General Assembly of the
By Julie Ann Madden
For the first time since the Jan. 1, 1938, more fireworks than just sparklers, snakes and caps can legally be purchased, sold and used in Iowa.
By Dodie Hook
A woman governor in Iowa – historic.
A local man appointed Lt. Governor — fantastic.
announces
staff changes
This past weekend, Akron Mercy Medical Clinic patients received letters informing them of who were replacing Akron’s three doctors, which resigned effective June
The Akron-Westfield baseball team took on Trinity Christian of Hull June 12 at home, coming away with a 10-0 win in six innings.
Austin Allard was winning
The Akron Rebels played two seven-inning games against the Lennox Reds at Sargent Field in Akron on June 18.
In game one, the Rebels won 4-0 and
By Hank Krause
The Akron-Westfield girls pushed their record to 16-0 with an easy win over the Tigers of Trinity Christian of Hull on June 12.
June 22 – Softball, Home, vs Harris-Lake Park
June 23 – Baseball, Home, vs Harris-Lake Park
Softball, Away, Spencer
By Hank Krause
Montana Jackson unloaded for a grand slam home run to beat West Sioux Falcons, 7-4 on June 7.
A-W took the early lead only to watch it
By Hank Krause
The Akron-Westfield girls travelled to Ireton to play the Lady Falcons of West Sioux on June 7.
West Sioux put up an effort but fell 15-2 in
By Hank Krause
The Akron-Westerner boys scored a run in the bottom of the eighth to get by the Remsen St. Mary’s Hawks, 1-0 on June 9.
By Hank Krause
The Akron-Westfield Westerner girls went to work on the Lady Hawks of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and finished the game with a score of 12-1.
By Hank Krause
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn proved to be a five-inning victory for Akron-Westfield at home on May 31.
A-W hammered out 13 hits
By Hank Krause
The Akron-Westfield softball team visited the Hinton Lady Blackhawks on June 2 and handled the Lady Blackhawks to the score of 12-2 in six innings. Although A-W won by the 10-run rule, it was
It’s that time of year again! Vacation Bible School is just around the corner. It will be held from Monday, July 31 – Friday Aug. 4 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, located at 251 Main St. in Akron.
Deana Heeren, Registered Nurse, Sanford Clinic Vermillion, was selected as the May Sanford Vermillion PRIDE Employee of the Month. She has been employed with Sanford since January 2001.
Heeren
Wayne Schlotfeldt of Le Mars will serve as president of the Plymouth County Historical Museum’s board of directors.
Schlotfeldt’s election came in May. Other officers elected were Grant Hanstein of Le Mars, vice-president and secretary; and
LaNay Welch of the Northwest Iowa Regional Board of Realtors has earned a Diamond Individual Achievement Award from the Iowa Association of Realtors® (IAR).
The IAR Individual achievement Awards were
Children attending the Akron Public Library’s Summer Reading Program are encouraged to bring something for “Show & Tell” each week. On May 30, the theme was “Family-Builders Day,” and children brought something about
, a day of distributing poppies in remembrance of deceased veterans, began the four-day-long Memorial Day Weekend in Akron. Albert E. Hoschler American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 186 members distributed poppies throughout
By Julie Ann Madden
Some feel that Memorial Day weekend is the first weekend of summer.
And in Akron, it was — starting with Poppy Day and Chubs Country Store’s
Many people enjoyed a beautiful rainbow Saturday evening, May 27 and some even saw a double rainbow. Carla Winquist, of Akron, snapped this picture of the rainbow with flags in the foreground. How appropriate a sight
Daryl and Lonny Myers of Akron will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on June 10.
Daryl Myers and Lonny Mattas were married on June 10, 1967
