ATVs/Off-Road Utility Vehicles
• Drivers must have valid Operators Driver’s License. NOTE: This is the license children are eligible to get at age 16 to drive vehicles.
• ATVs must be registered at county recorder’s office
• In Akron, ATVs can be driven on city streets but NOT on Iowa Highway 12 between Eighth and South Streets and Iowa Highway 3 (South Street) from Iowa Highway 12 to Fifth Street.
• ATVs can only cross the state highways at these two specific intersections:
A) The intersection of Fourth Street-Country Club Drive and Iowa Highway 3 (South Street); and
B) The intersection of
By Julie Ann Madden
A Humboldt, S.D., woman takes up the reins of Akron Care Center management.
Care Center Trustees hired Patricia Raasch at a special meeting on May 29.
By Julie Ann Madden
He’s taking his “law” memories with him as he begins the next chapter in his life — retirement.
By Hank Krause
The Akron-Westfield girls golf team finished the Iowa State High School Class 1A Golf Tournament as state runner-up.
A-W finished
By Julie Ann Madden
Akron councilors approved taking steps to terminate the city’s building lease agreement with Jacobson Auto Parts owner Clayton Jacobson at their May 28 meeting.
Jacobson leases
Six Akron-Westfield students are champions in the General Federated Women’s Clubs’ Iowa Creative Writing Contest.
Akron-Westfield’s winners are:
By Julie Ann Madden
Sixty-seven years ago, a 23-year-old Akron man received his military draft notice.
After going to
Families dedicated their loved ones’ flags for display in the Akron Avenue of Flags:
Akron-Westfield Class of 2019 celebrated commencement this past Sunday with a few firsts. It was the first time in school history to hold the program in the school’s New Gymnasium, which really isn’t a new
Albert E Hoschler Post 186 Commander Warren Thompson has announced the annual observance of Memorial Day will be held in Akron May 27 with a Memorial program in the park starting at 10:30 a.m.
Collin Coyle
By Julie Ann Madden
Akron-Westfield certified staff received a 2.07 percent total salary package increase per full-time-equivalent as the A-W School Board’s unanimously approved at their May 13 meeting.
According
MidAmerican Energy Company awarded provided $101,683 in “Trees Please!” community grant awards to 61 cities and communities, including Akron.
The program funds tree-planting projects in public
The Albert E. Hoschler American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 186 will be distributing poppies the morning of Friday, May 24 in Akron.
The poppies are given freely. Any donations received will go to benefit local area
By Julie Ann Madden
Akron-Westfield’s Class of 2019 has 40 graduates, including two juniors, Isabelle Fegley and Donovan Irizarry.
by Hank Krause
The visiting Trinity Christian Tigers from Hull were the grateful guests as the Akron-Westfield baseball team dropped a 10-5 decision June 7.
By Hank Krause
On June 6, the Akron-Westfield girls tamed the visiting Trinity Christian Tigers, 10-0 in five innings.
Jaden Harris took
By Hank Krause
Akron-Westfield softball traveled to Ireton on Wednesday, June 5, to play the Falcons of West Sioux. The contest was a real pitcher’s dual. Coach Todd Colt intermingled Natalie Nielsen and Megan Meinen to keep
by Hank Krause
The Akron-Westfield baseball team travelled to Hawarden to face West Sioux June 5 and lost a heartbreaker, 2-1.
WS scored two runs in the bottom of the
By Hank Krause
On May 30, the Akron-Westfield Westerners got after the Woodbury Central Wildcats, of Moville, winning 8-1.
Akron-Westfield used 11 hits
By Hank Krause
Lady Westerner Megan Meinen jumped into the circle to face the Hinton Blackhawks on Thursday, May 30.
Meinen pitched
How do you win a game without any hits? That’s just what the Akron-Westfield baseball team did against the Gehlen Jays May 24 at home in the opener. They defeated Gehlen 2-0 without any hits. As
By Hank Krause
The Akron-Westfield girls opened up the 2019 season by shutting out Le Mars Gehlen Catholic on May 22 at home, with a score of 6-0.
For the sixth straight year the Akron-Westfield girls golf team has advanced to the state golf tournament which is May 28 and 29 in Marshalltown. The team shot 378 for 18 holes, the second lowest score
by Hank Krause
Akron-Westfield baseball traveled to Remsen to play the Hawks of Remsen St. Marys May 23 losing to the Hawks, 7-1.
A-W grabbed the early lead as Reagan
would like to honor her with a Card Shower in celebration of her 80th Birthday June 12
Cards & Memories
Alice Simon
requests a card shower for her 80th birthday on June 12
Cards may be sent to:
At an Akron-Westfield assembly May 22, elementary students were greeted by a unicorn named Marigold Heavenly Nostrils. Marigold and her friend, Phoebe, were on hand courtesy of the Akron Library inviting students to the Summer Reading
The Problem: Over 12 million young people in the United States live in food-insecure households. Plus, over 30 million students rely on their schools for free or reduced-price lunches,
At the May 14 Akron City Council meeting, Akron Mayor Sharon Frerichs (l) signs the proclamation declaring this Friday, May 24 as Poppy Day with Albert E. Hoschler American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 186