Kim Fickett

Simply put, it’s a masterpiece. 

The Akron Hometowner 

By Sabrina Escalante 

On July 22, Casey Jacobs accepted the role of the new director for the Akron Children's Center. She has big goals and is making big moves to improve the care her team can offer to the Akron-Westfield area. 

The Akron Hometowner 

By: Sabrina Escalante 

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 Akron Hometowner

By: Sabrina Escalante

On Wednesday, Aug. 6, Carol Brown, Wanda Oltmanns, and Joellen Toben loaded the Akron Area Museum’s Travelling Trunk filled with artifacts, ready to show local youth what life was like decades past. The trio hosted a New Horizons United Church of Christ event, held at the Wesley United Methodist Church. 

The Akron Hometowner

By: Sabrina Escalante 

Westfield was booming with Panther alumni during the Reunion Luncheon on Aug. 9. The event was held at the Community Center and the Congregational United Church of Christ. 

The Akron Hometowner 

By: Sabrina Escalante

Oliver Alm, 10, of Akron, has been selling lemonade during the past three summers, often doing so in sweltering heat.

He admits that at first, selling lemonade was just a quick and honest way to make money. It was either selling lemonade or doing yard work. 

By Kim Fickett

As Akron-Westfield students returned to school last Friday, Aug. 22, they were welcomed back with some noticeable improvements to their school.

By Kim Fickett

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.

By Kim Fickett

The Westfield City Council had a pretty light meeting on Monday, Aug. 18.

Council Member and Mayor Pro Tem Beth Terpstra provided the council with an update on the water project.

By Kim Fickett

Grab your tractor or side-by-side and get ready to cruise the scenic rural Loess Hills.

That’s right, the Akron-Westfield FFA has announced its inaugural Alumni Tractor Ride and Drive on Saturday, Sept. 6.

By Sabrina Escalante and Kim Fickett

An Iowa DNR official has said it is “very possible” that a collared mountain lion made its way through Plymouth County in July.

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.

By Kim Fickett

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.