By Cassandra Kyser

The Akron Care Center (ACC) Board of Directors held a special meeting on Jan. 9 to discuss continuing to work with Generations Senior Management. Generations provides market analysis and coaching for small rural nursing homes. 

Students in an Akron-Westfield anatomy class recently participated in a hands-on, and not to mention tasty, experiment. The students constructed muscle fiber models out of candy like Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Roll-Ups, and licorice laces.

By Cassandra Kyser

The Akron-Westfield (A-W) School Board held two meetings on Dec. 6. The first meeting at 6:30 p.m. was the final meeting for the retiring board members, followed by an organizational board meeting and elections at 7:06 p.m.

The Akron Hometowner 

By: Sabina Escalante

Kalib Wesley Heeren has been recognized for his exemplary work ethic through his recent promotion to the prestigious role of Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) in June 2024. 

The Akron Hometowner 

By: Sabrina Escalante

On the first day of 2025, Westfield residents celebrated the new year with a boil advisory issued by the Westfield Municipal Water Supply. The boil advisory was lifted on Jan. 3 at 1:16 p.m.

The Akron Hometowner

By: Sabrina Escalante

Since 2005, the Akron-Westfield sophomore and second-grade classes have worked together to create a personalized book that the second graders are encouraged to keep.

By Cassandra Kyser

Members of the Akron Care Center’s bell choir played at Hometown Christmas earlier this month. They were joined by several community members.

By Cassandra Kyser

The Akron-Westfield School District is auctioning older signs that were once used in the district’s facilities. The A-W School Board authorized selling these signs to the highest bidder.

By Cassandra Kyser

In October, Akron Care Center’s (ACC) Board unanimously approved hiring Generations Senior Management to complete an assessment of the facility. Generations is a company that provides market analysis and coaching for small rural nursing homes. 

By Cassandra Kyser

The Akron Park Board is holding a 50/50 raffle at the Akron-Westfield boys and girls varsity basketball home games on Friday, Jan. 17. The Westerners are playing George-Little Rock from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

The Akron Hometowner 

By: Sabina Escalante

On Dec. 10 each year, Nobel Prize Day is celebrated to honor the prestigious awards created by Alfred Nobel. These awards recognize outstanding contributions in various fields, including Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and Peace. In 2000, a prior Akron resident was awarded a Nobel Prize for his chemistry achievements.

Akron Hometowner 

By: Sabrina Escalante

The Akron Hometowner 

By: Sabrina Escalante

Although American Education Week has passed, The Akron Hometowner wanted to express our deep appreciation for the Akron-Westfield Community School by commemorating A-W's teachers who have taught in Akron and Westfield the longest: Lisa Wolthuizen, Mike Baker, Kent Johnson, Tracy Frerichs, and LeAnne Tindall.

The Akron Hometowner 

By: Sabrina Escalante

The renowned Akron Opera House has established a rich legacy of entertainment that spans over a century, serving both the Akron and Westfield communities. This historic venue has become a cultural cornerstone, hosting a wide array of performances ranging from musicals and theatrical plays to concerts and community events.

The Akron Hometowner 

By: Sabrina Escalante

The Akron Hometowner 

By: Sabrina Escalante

Since the early 1990s, the Akron-Westfield School and Immanuel Lutheran Church have received annual donations of handmade mittens. Joy Dirks, currently 89, was born and raised in Akron and has been hand-making mittens for the youth of the Akron-Westfield community since 1992.

The Akron Hometowner 

By: Sabrina Escalante