by Steve Peterson
Akron-Westfield Head Football Coach Eric Walkingstick was named a Class A Regional Coach of the Year by the Iowa Football Coaches Association at its meeting April 5 – 6 in Ames.
A-W had a 10-2 record, an eight-game winning streak and made the Class A quarterfinals in an outstanding 2012 season. A-W was 6-1 in District No. 1 play for runner-up honors behind West Lyon.
“It was a neat surprise. It’s a testament to the kids, coaches and the community and all the hard work and dedication they put into it,” said Walkingstick. “We had some great senior leadership last year, and they did all that I asked them to do.”
By Julie Ann Madden
One second and his life as he knew it changed forever — just after noon Jan. 18.
Joby Beavers, 35, of Akron, was driving on 482nd Avenue, which is a gravel road, south of Jefferson, S.D., when he lost control of his vehicle, causing it to enter a ditch and strike a utility pole head on.
The exterior siding has been installed on the New Care Center Project facility, according to Akron Public Works Director Gary Horton. The exterior stone that goes below the siding and sidewalks around the building will be installed in the next few weeks. The interior construction is coming along fast as construction crews are beginning to paint walls, install flooring and continue working on electrical, plumbing and HVAC.
By Julie Ann Madden
As sometimes happens when a property is sold — what adjacent property owners think they have is not legally documented.
That appears to be the case of the Appley-Von Hagel Wetlands property, located just off South Dakota Highway 48 on the west side of the Big Sioux River.
Appley and Von Hagel family members donated the property to the City of Akron after the 1993 Floods.
By Julie Ann Madden
The Akron Summer Detour Team is raising funds for this summer’s three-day celebration.
They have begun a new fundraiser with the “FundingFactory® Recyling Program.
Akron Summer Detour Coordinators Nikki Jurgensen, Jessica Minor, Brandi Myers and Dawn Parks are requesting people donate their empty printer cartridges, toners, cell phones, small electronics, laptops, camera and mp3 players to the Akron Summer Detour Team. They will recycle them through
The Akron Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Easter Basket Hunt on March 30. About 150 baskets were handed out to children, up to age 10, who picked up their numbers at Security National Bank and met the Easter Bunny. The weather cooperated with mild temperatures and dry conditions. Addison Vossberg was first to meet the Easter Bunny at Security National Bank Saturday.
By Julie Ann Madden
At their March 26 meeting, Plymouth County supervisors spent about an hour talking with an attorney about an upcoming election to renew and/or change the purpose statement for the county’s Local Option Sales Tax (LOST), which is a 1 percent sales and services tax.
The county has two such taxes.
The first was passed in 1998 by the towns of Craig, Hinton, Kingsley, Merrill, Oyens, Struble
Last week there were more than 50 Bald Eagles at the Big Sioux Recreation Area, which is also known as the former “south pit” at Hawarden. At the Sioux County park, there were a variety of birds, including the eagles, Canada geese and hawks. According to a Hawarden City Office employee, the Bald Eagles stopped on their migration north and most have flown on.
By Julie Ann Madden
Come Monday, it won’t be the smell of money surrounding Retta Anderson of Chatsworth, it will be the smell of homemade bread, rolls and cakes.
After 22 years of serving customers at Security National Bank’s teller windows, she is putting away her deposit slips and closing her teller’s drawer for the last time Friday. She’s turns 65 on Saturday.
It was January 1991 when Retta began
By Julie Ann Madden
Life caught the Jerry and Marcia Dewey family of Westfield off guard three years ago when he was diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe.
The couple was making plans for retirement and enjoying watching the next generation of their family grow.
Jerry’s death last month on Feb. 20 also caught the family off guard.