By Julie Ann Madden
A Plymouth County Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) grant benefits those with heart emergencies.
This year Siouxland Paramedics Inc. received $16,914 in county LOST dollars toward the purchase of a Life-Pak 12 cardiac monitor for the Akron Ambulance Service.
The Akron Ambulance Service was a “Basic Life Support” service and the goal was to become an Advanced Life Support ambulance service.
At the Basic level, community members could not receive the highest level of Emergency Medical Service’s pre-hospital cardiac care, said Siouxland Paramedics Inc. Paramedic Shelly Stockstad-Erickson.
“Providing Advanced Life Support care to the patients is of great benefit in
By Julie Ann Madden
Reverting Hyperion-optioned lands back to Agricultural zoning isn’t as financially simple as it was to change the approximate 3,292 acres to Planned Development for an oil refinery.
On Monday morning, downtown Akron began to look a lot like Christmas as Santa Claus hung the Christmas tree decorations and plugged in the lights. There were plenty of “oohs” and “aaahs”
The 43rd annual Community Christmas Program will be held Sunday, Dec. 8 at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron.
The program will feature Immanuel Brass opening and closing, a “Joy To The World”
At the Akron Council’s Nov. 26 meeting, Akron Mayor Harold Higman Jr. recognized Councilor Chad Ericson, whose term ends Dec. 31 as he did not seek reelection. Higman presented him a plaque in honor of
The Akron-Westfield Educational Excellence Foundation (AWEEF) was established in 1995 to obtain financial resources to enhance education opportunities for Akron-Westfield students.
The Foundation was originally begun with a memorial donation from the Paul Elliott family
By Julie Ann Madden
As of Nov. 19, the old Akron Care Center hospital/nursing home building is no longer the responsibility of the Board of Trustees.
By Julie Ann Madden
“It’s hilarious,” said Westfield Mayor Bill Hummel at the Nov. 12 council meeting.
“It’s quite a tale,” he said, then explained Westfield, Iowa is
Grab some lights, garland, inflatables and whatever else your family desires to decorate your Akron property for the Christmas season.
There is a holiday lighting contest being held in the City of Akron so let
Westfield residents are invited to participate in the city’s annual Christmas Decoration-Lighting Contest.
It’s simple — just decorate your residences and properties with Christmas lights and decorations — and you just might be a winner.
By Julie Ann Madden
Some landowners want to take the final step in getting their land back to what it was before Hyperion Refining LLC purchased options to buy it — especially in light of the
By Julie Ann Madden
Westfield city officials removing a large recycling dumpster from its site next to the Westfield Post Office has rural residents and Plymouth County supervisors upset.
On Saturday, an auction of the old Akron Care Center buildings’ remaining contents was held. Furniture, wheelchairs, walkers, recliners and beds were a highlight of the sale as well as maintenance, laundry and kitchen equipment
Akron Care Center Administrator Brandon Verros (center) accepts payments from people who pledged money toward the New Care Center Project. As the Year 2013 winds down, the pledge
Three Akron-Westfield football players earned First Team status on the All-Class A, District No. 1 squad announced Nov. 22.
Senior linebacker Cody Bosse; senior wide receiver Chance Hoffman; and senior defensive end John Wolthuizen made
By Steve Peterson
Thanks to a newly installed bridge, it was back-to-normal route for Akron-Westfield girls’ basketball fans as the 2013-2014 season opened in nearby Hawarden against West Sioux.
By Steve Peterson
Akron-Westfield High School senior softball player Dana Hedlund will continue her career at Northwestern College in Orange City starting in the 2014-2015 season.
Hedlund signed
The Iowa Newspaper Association has announced its 2013 All-State Football selections, naming honorary captains in classes A, 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A and 8-Man.
Serving on the committee were sports writers, coaches, and representatives of the
Tavian Banks (l) gets a shot off against the defense of Joel Brenner in an A-W basketball practice. Cal Eskra (middle) looks on.
The Akron-Westfield boys and girls basketball teams have been practicing and
Exira-Elkhorn-Kimballton beat the Newell-Fonda Mustangs in the Eight-Man Football State Semifinal playoff game, 56-7, on Nov. 16 at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Newell-Fonda, coached by Akron-Westfield alum Brian Wilken, finished with a 12-1 record.
With the return of six of its NAIA national qualifiers from last season the Morningside wrestling team hopes to be in the hunt for a fourth consecutive Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) championship during the 2013-2014 season.
Fifth-ranked Morningide wrapped up its third consecutive Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) championship with a 51-13 victory against Doane College at Elwood Olsen Stadium.
The Mustangs finished the regular season with an 8-1 record in
A squad of sixth-grade volleyball players from Akron-Westfield Community School had a successful season with a 9-1 record at the Sioux City North High’s league and finished in the final four of the championship tournament played Nov. 3. The
Eric Walkingstick (right) accepts a check of $500 on behalf of Akron-Westfield Athletic Booster Club from Mike Hohenstein of Peoples Bank. Peoples Bank agreed to donate $50 per Westerner touchdown scored during regular season home
Akron Parks & Recreation Board organized a Saturday morning work session Nov. 30 to light the city’s gazebo for the Christmas season. The lighted tree and gazebo will welcome all to Akron every evening during the Christmas
Fundraising Coordinator Jessica Meinen (l) accepted the check from Lion Stefan Sandberg.
The snowmen collection of Lori Madden of Akron adorns the bulletin board at the Akron Library this month. Madden loves snowmen so much she has everything from a snowmen shower curtain, a snowman rug and even a
Members of the Union County Dakota Kids 4-H Club recently made cards to send to Military members for Christmas. Members are (Front Row l-r:) Paige Stephens, Tessa Henderson, Chase Neuman, Kylie Ness (sitting), Hailey
Kanin and Desiree Homsrivaranon were married on Oct. 29, 2013, in Lawrence KS.
Kanin is the son of Barb and Gary Heeren of Akron and Nateporn and Samporn
On Nov. 8, Akron Parks & Recreation received $500 for their Lefty Swift Playground Improvement Project from Peoples Bank.
In photo, Cari Brogden, (center)
You are cordially invited to the 60th Anniversary Dance of Richard & Wanda Philips Friday, November 29
Heather and Leon Costello, of Brookings, S.D., are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Griffin Lee. Griffin was born Sept. 18, 2013, at Sanford Hospital at 8:32 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces
Roger and Jeannie Frerichs will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, with family and friends.
