The Akron Hometowner extends a warm welcome to Hailey Wilken, who is a new preschool teacher at Akron-Westfield (A-W). Her classroom is right down the hall from her mother Tina Wilken’s classroom, who teaches fourth grade.
The Akron Hometowner extends a warm welcome to Hailey Wilken, who is a new preschool teacher at Akron-Westfield (A-W). Her classroom is right down the hall from her mother Tina Wilken’s classroom, who teaches fourth grade.
The Akron Opera House’s Board of Directors works to identify and pursue grant opportunities. Because of their work, the Akron Opera House has raised significant funds through donations and grant funding.
The Akron American Legion Post held its annual essay contest for the Akron-Westfield fifth graders Nov. 2024. Ruth Colt's essay won first place in the competition, followed by Aria Troubaugh and Ty Naslund.
To learn more about the fruitful history of Akron, swing by the Akron Area Museum and tour the 14 rooms that hold important artifacts dating back over a century.
Throughout December and January, the Akron-Westfield School District auctioned older signs that were once used in the district’s facilities. The A-W School Board authorized selling these signs to the highest bidder in an open bid process.
January is National Radon Action Month, an opportunity to spread awareness about the link between unsafe radon levels and lung cancer in Iowa. According to the Iowa Cancer Consortium, approximately 400 Iowans die every year from lung cancer caused by radon exposure.
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.
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.
The Akron-Westfield School District has been 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 in an open bid process.
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.
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.
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.
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.
