By Sabrina Escalante

After a day of taking in the sights and activities at the Great Akron Scarecrow Festival, community members can leave supper to the Akron Fire-Rescue Department.

By Sabrina Escalante

Would you like to round up? A common question shoppers experience. Well, a few cents at the Akron Maynard’s can add up to make a positive impact and difference to the Akron-Westfield community.

By Sabrina Escalante

Help make this year’s Akron-Westfield Homecoming memorable for Westerners by participating in the long-held tradition of the Homecoming parade.  The Akron-Westfield community will once again come together this fall to celebrate school pride and community spirit.

By Sabrina Escalante

“For the community by the community”

Scarecrows, food, vendors, kids’ activities, BINGO and more highlight annual fall festival

New Horizons United Church of Christ hosted “Taco Plates on the Run!”, at the Akron Area Farmers Market, Aug. 12. Pictured in the photo: back row, Wanda Oltmanns and Joellen Toben. In the front row, Carla Winquist, Carol Brown, and Joy Porsch. One of the Church’s tenets is mission.

By Sabrina Escalante 

Akron-Westfield Community School District is getting ready to celebrate Homecoming Week on Sept. 21-25, with students invited to participate in a week of candy-themed dress-up days leading up to the big game and Homecoming festivities.

By Sabrina Escalante 

The Akron Park Board is continuing to work toward expanding the community’s trail system, with plans currently focused on adding a concrete section through the old city park near the gazebo.

By Sabrina Escalante

Akron will soon welcome a new officer to its police department following Conner Wendel’s graduation from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, Aug. 21.

The Hometowner 

Concerns over asbestos at the old Westfield school have been raised by Westfield Mayor Michael Bohlke, who said he was informed that asbestos was found on the south side of the school around the Fourth of July.

By Sabrina Escalante 

The Great Akron Scarecrow Festival, organized by the Friendship and Service Club, is once again calling on community members to put their creativity on display with the annual scarecrow contest.

By Sabrina Escalante 

For Brooke Sterling, jewelry is about more than an accessory. It is about creating memories and celebrating the relationships that matter most.

By Sabrina Escalante 

For Akron mom Katie Clarey, motherhood has been both rewarding and challenging. After experiencing firsthand how important connection and community can be for mothers, Clarey decided to create a space where local moms could come together, meet new people and simply get out of the house.

The Hometowner 

By Sabrina Escalante

The Akron City Council discussed several city projects, personnel matters, business development and utility concerns during its Aug. 18 regular meeting, including continued delays with the industrial park project and plans for a new utility billing clerk.

By Sabrina Escalante

Akron’s Wesley United Methodist Church (UMC) has officially welcomed Jake Holck as its new minister, bringing to the congregation a minister whose work has long centered on faith, compassion and walking alongside people during some of life’s most difficult moments.

By Sabrina Escalante 

The Westfield city council spent much of its recent meeting, held on Monday Aug. 17, reviewing financial shortfalls, questions surrounding hiring authority and city equipment use, while also preparing for a public hearing concerning a formal letter of charge against the mayor.

By Sabrina Escalante 

A petition, organized by Westfield council member, Beth Terpstra, seeking the removal of Westfield Mayor Michael W. Bohlke from office has been filed with the Westfield City Council under Iowa Code Section 66.29.