By Julie Ann Madden
All of us have ideas about things that would make our lives better, said Bill Brown of Akron.
“We are from Iowa, and we grow things here,” he said.
During summer breaks, Bill’s sons, Ben and Andrew, worked for Mary and John Lucken at their orchards, taking care of young trees, explained Brown. After a few years of putting mulch and plastic sheeting around young trees and then still pulling weeds, we just thought…there must be a better way.
Our idea was a TreePan that expands with the growth of the tree, made with recycled plastic, which replaces mulch, plastic sheeting
An Akron entrepreneur needs Hometowner readers’ help. The Bill Brown family is entered in a statewide competition, “Dream Big, Grow Here.”
To vote:
1. Go to www.dreambiggrowhere.com
By Julie Ann Madden
The Akron Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 2014 successes at their annual banquet Saturday night at the Akron Golf Clubhouse.
The evening began with hors
Two Farmers Cooperative Company bins were taken down over the last two weeks. The bins were purchased by Rick Hughes of rural Westfield. The bins, which set along the Big Sioux River to
By Steve Peterson
Akron-Westfield will be back competing at the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Class 1A state wrestling tournament in Des Moines as Sebastian Berg qualified at 138 pounds and
By Julie Ann Madden
With changes in Akron law enforcement and emergency services personnel, homes without address numbers have become an issue.
At the Feb. 10 meeting, Westfield City Clerk
The Akron Historical Society appreciates all the support the community gives the Akron Area Museum.
One of the significant ways is by people placing their bottles and cans in the museum’s recycling bin, which sets across
Senator Bill Anderson
Iowa Senator Bill Anderson is hosting a legislative forum for constituents on Saturday Feb. 28.
His forum schedule is as follows:
Of the 20 Akron-Westfield Large Group Speech teams which advanced to state, four were named “All-State” recipients.
On Feb. 9, A-W Large
missing man
By Julie Ann Madden
They were on routine patrol around Akron in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 10, when they came across a pickup speeding through Akron, heading
The cast of “Contempt of Court” is ready to entertain you this weekend at Akron Opera House.
Come prepared to laugh and be a part of the
By Julie Ann Madden
A woman and child were injured when a semi tractor trailer collided with their car at about 3:19 p.m., Feb. 9 at the intersection
Plymouth County will offer the Ornamental and Turfgrass Applicators Continuing Instructional Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Wednesday, March 4.
The program can be seen at locations across Iowa through the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
A workshop focusing on helping beef producers compare feedlot facility investments, production benefits, cattle comfort and environmental stewardship will be held at four western Iowa locations from 9:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The dates, locations and
Starting Feb. 1, animal producers with totally roofed (confinement) facilities face limits on land applying liquid manure if the ground is frozen.
The state rules kick in then, because runoff and nutrient loss after winter manure
By Steve Peterson
Akron-Westfield boys’ basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 68-49 loss to Harris-Lake Park in Class 1A playoff action Feb. 19.
By Steve Peterson
Akron-Westfield wrestlers Dylan Blinde and Sebastian Berg spent last week competing with the best high school wrestlers in Iowa.
The State Wrestling Meet qualifiers gained one win
All parents with children wanting to participate in the Akron-Westfield Summer Ball Program need to register March 3 and 4 during the Parent-Teacher Conferences.
The program is open to girls in Grades 1-5 and boys, ages
Boys’ Basketball
Akron-Westfield senior Tavian Banks was the only Westerner selected as an Honorable Mention pick in the All-War Eagle Conference honors.
Banks was the leading A-W scorer with 231
By Steve Peterson
Akron-Westfield girls’ basketball final statistics for 2014-2015 season, final team record 7-15 for the Lady Westerners:
Ann Hedlund, sophomore, led in scoring with 218 points, a 9.9
By Steve Peterson
Gehlen Catholic made it a season split with Akron-Westfield in girls’ basketball as the Lady Jays won, 52-44, in a War Eagle Conference finale Feb. 10 in Le Mars.
Akron-Westfield sophomore Ann Hedlund was named All-War Eagle Conference Honorable Mention in basketball.
Hedlund was the only A-W representative chosen.
She was A-W’s leading scorer with 218 points, 9.9
By Steve Peterson
Akron-Westfield girls’ basketball team played a solid three quarters against Ridge View but one bad stretch in the third quarter ended the Lady Westerners’ season in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs
Akron-Westfield boys play first game of Class 1A playoff against Harris-Lake Park, at 6:30 p.m., Feb. 19 at Boyden-Hull in Hull.
By Steve Peterson
Akron-Westfield boys’ basketball team sought momentum for the Class 1A post-season with two games last week against Gehlen Catholic in the War Eagle Conference finale and at Remsen-St. Mary’s (RSM) in non-conference play.
There were almost 50 guesses ranging from 18 to 51 hearts in The Akron Hometowner Count the Hearts Contest in the Feb. 11 paper. The
Dear editor,
My name is Stan Wisnieski and I am the volunteer recruiter for Connections Area Agency on Aging in Sioux City, Iowa. Our organization is a non-profit organization that provides service to homebound senior citizens.
Gerd Ludwigs is turning 90! His family will be hosting an open house at the Akron Care Center Great Room on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate his 90th birthday. Stop
Do you like acting?
Or is acting on your bucket list?
Either way the Akron Opera House has just the opportunity for you.
Time Line of Events
As of 2-16-2015
Friday, June 26
• 1 to 4 p.m. – Registration – Wesley United Methodist Church, 350 Main St.
By Julie Ann Madden
Since 2007, Nancy Ruhland and Dave Sheveland, of Akron, have traveled over 100,000 miles on his Harley Davidson motorcycle seeing this
Akron Opera House Board of Directors President Doug Olson is once again in the Director’s Chair for a comedy in the courtroom.
If you have enjoyed the previous
By Steve Peterson
The snow had stopped, temperatures moderated a little and the sun was shining as hundreds of Ariyanna Miller’s fellow Alcester-Hudson Cubs showed support for her leukemia fight with
Janet Ann (Allan) Wakeman of Hawarden, Iowa and formerly of the Moville, Iowa area, will be celebrating her 85th birthday.
An Open House will be held in her honor
Dorothy Dirks, Surprise, Ariz., celebrated her 100th Birthday on Jan. 3 with her daughters, relatives, friends and also her granddaughter and great grandchildren via “Skype” in Minot, N.D. Dorothy
