A new school year means a fresh start. And for more than 40 years, the Akron-Westfield School District and the Akron Legion Post 186 have come together to commemorate that moment with a Flag Raising Ceremony.
Denise Loutsch-Beitelspacher hit a hole-in-one on Friday, Aug. 15, at the Akron Golf Course. She hit the ace hole #6, and witnessing the hole-in-one was Kelly Beitelspacher.
ESTHERVILLE, Iowa - Students attending Iowa Lakes Community College this fall are getting a major financial lift, as the Iowa Lakes Community College Foundation has awarded over $1 million in scholarships for the Fall 2025 term.
The August Akron-Westfield School Board meeting was pretty run of the mill with some last minute details handled before the start of the 2025-2026 school year.
Hannah and Michael Moos have been leading Akron's Teen Bible Study since 2022, and are eager to start their next session. Wednesday, Sept. 3, will be the first Teen Bible Study for the 2025-2026 school year.
The group meets every Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. at The Spot throughout the school year.
Who’s ready for a small town throwdown?
That’s right, the annual Westfield Small Town Throwdown Truck and Tractor Pull is set to return at 5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, at the Westfield baseball fields.
The public is welcome to attend "Be Aware," a presentation on human trafficking, on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, at 7 p.m., at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall, N. 3rd St. in Akron.
“The prayer walk, first and foremost, is a fruit of our faith as Christ followers. Additionally, prayer is a major tenant of our faith. Prayer as a form of communication is essential in our seeking and knowing God, and experiencing God's presence in our lives,” explained Trinity Lutheran’s Chaplain Paula Damon.
Oliver Alm, 10, of Akron, has been selling lemonade during the past three summers, often doing so in sweltering heat. Money he earns operating his lemonade business funds his YouTube channel, which he started a little over a year ago with his parents' supervision.
The Akron-Westfield girls basketball program has a new head coach, but he’s not new to the Westerner way. Corey DeRocher, a 2003 graduate of A-W, was named the girls basketball coach after Kent Johnson retired at the end of the school year.
