Welcome, Ms. Hailey Wilken
The Akron Hometowner By Sabrina Escalante The Akron Hometowner extends a warm welcome to Hailey Wilken, who is a new preschool teacher at Akron-Westfield (A-W). Her classroom is righ…
Akron Opera House receives multiple grants
The Akron Hometowner By Sabrina Escalante The Akron Opera House’s Board of Directors works to identify and pursue grant opportunities. Because of their work, the Akron Opera House has…
Flag essay contest winners
The Akron Hometowner By: Sabrina Escalante The Akron American Legion Post held its annual essay contest for the Akron-Westfield fifth graders Nov. 2024. Ruth Colt's essay won first pl…
Akron artifacts at the Akron Area Museum
The Akron Hometowner By: Sabrina Escalante To learn more about the fruitful history of Akron, swing by the Akron Area Museum and tour the 14 rooms that hold important artifacts dati…
Read books and earn prizes
The Akron Hometowner By: Sabrina Escalante The Akron Iowa Public Library offers an exciting array of programs designed to engage and educate all members of the community. Among these,…
Akron-Westfield school sign auctions end
By Cassandra Kyser 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 aut…
Radon: Separating myths from facts
By Cassandra Kyser 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 …
School board announces assessment testing dates, discusses WITCC partnership
By Cassandra Kyser The Akron-Westfield (A-W) School Board held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 13. Board members present were Josh Martinsen, Nick Mathistad, Cory Tucker, …
Candy meets science
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 F…
Akron Care Center considers outsourced management options
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 provide…
Akron-Westfield school sign auctions continue
By Cassandra Kyser 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 s…
School Board approves next year’s calendar, several board policies
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 …
The City of Westfield lifts another boil advisory
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. T…
Staff Sergeant Heeren's new position
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 …
An A-W tradition
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…
Akron Care Center Board reviews assessment feedback, finances
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 com…