There’s a crowd at the Akron Opera House most evenings this month — the cast of the upcoming Mamma Mia! production, which will be performed at 7:30 pm. the evenings of Friday, March 29, Saturday, March 30, and Sunday March 31. There will also be a Sunday matinee performance at 2 p.m.. To get tickets, call 712-568-2614 or email AkronOperaHouse@gmail.com.
It’s off to state for the Akron-Westfield FFA Conduct of Meetings Team and two competing in the Greenhand Test!
On Saturday, March 2, Akron-Westfield FFA members competed at the District Contest.
Akron-Westfield Individual Events Speech participants took to the contest trail Feb. 19 with their annual recital.
Guests watched the 22 Westerner contestants perform 28 speeches in preparation for the Individual Events Speech District Contest, which had
By Julie Ann Madden
Portlandville Heights neighbors shared their funeral home concerns — embalming chemical pollution, increased traffic and decreased property values — with Akron Board of Adjustment members at their Feb. 20 meeting to approve a
By Julie Ann Madden
The Midwest was hit hard by Old Man Winter’s antics this past week.
By Julie Ann Madden
Residents won’t need to ask “Who you gonna call?” this summer to get rid of mosquitoes.
At their Feb. 12 meeting, the Akron City Council authorized
Morrow finishes fifth
Akron-Westfield had four wrestlers qualify for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) state youth wrestling tournament which was held Feb. 23 – 24 in Des Moines. They were Lane Kenny, Cael Morrow, Conner Morrow, and Laytin
Williams & Company released an audit report on February 12, 2019, on the Akron-Westfield Community School District in Akron, Iowa.
In the report, Williams & Company recommended that the accounting and financial reporting functions be closely
By Hank Krause
The Iowa State Wrestling Championship held in Des Moines from Feb. 14 – 17 ended with two Akron-Westfield wrestlers on
By Julie Ann Madden
On Jan. 12, Akron-Westfield Shared Superintendent Randy Collins presented the school board’s bargaining response to the Akron-Westfield Education Association’s proposal.
Salary Package
This week the Legislature set the revised General Fund revenue projections for the balance of the 2019 fiscal year. The fiscal year started on July 1st 2018 and ends on June 30th 2019. Last February the 2019 revenue estimate was set at $1,641,545,684.
This is the final week to hear bills in each house. Next Monday is called cross over day which means every bill that has been introduced will either be dead or it has been passed by the house of origin and moves to the
Once again the winter weather is creating issues in Des Moines and around the state. Many groups who were planning to join me in the Capitol have cancelled, and I’m hoping they will be able to reschedule their visits.
By Julie Ann Madden
“Wither I goest, I will go; and
“Where thou lodgest, I will lodge.”
Five Akron-Westfield basketball players were named to the War Eagle Conference All Conference teams – three girls and two boys.
Senior Brooke Koele and senior Nick Jacobs were named to the First Team.
By Dodie Hook
I must say it was not a good week for my basketball teams. My Purdue Boilermakers lost to Maryland, the Akron-Westfield girls lost to Kingsley-Pierson, and the
By Dodie Hook
There’s a reason the Kingsley-Pierson girls basketball team is ranked No. 10, they are tough, physical, and just plain good. They made Akron-Westfield work for every point
Akron-Westfield wrestler senior John Henrich (160) and sophomore Jader Briggs (106) advanced to the state wrestling tournament by placing first in their division at the District meet held Feb. 9 at Sibley-Ocheyedan. The top two places advanced to state.
By Julie Ann Madden
Lent.
The 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter observed by the Roman Catholic, Eastern, and some Protestant churches as a period of penitence and fasting,
Akron Area Chamber of Commerce Vice-President Lori Rabey (far right in photo above) congratulated Akron Pizza Ranch owners and general manager on their successful first year of business at a
If you thought the librarians were only stacking the Akron library shelves with new children’s books, you are wrong. Another shipment of books came in filled with books adults will enjoy. Just stop by and check