It was on Thursday, June 18, when the City of Akron was bestowed with the distinguished honor of being named the 2026 Community of the Year by SIMPCO at its annual board of directors meeting and awards ceremony.
The Akron City Council opened new business with a robust discussion surrounding the regulation of scooters, electric bicycles, and other personal transport vehicles.
Five of this year’s Plymouth County Fair Queen candidates call Akron and Westfield home. These young ladies, will join 14 other candidates from across the county in their hopes of becoming the reigning 2026 Plymouth County Fair Queen.
Following a law change signed into effect on June 1 by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, most rural two-late state and county highways will now be increased from 55 MPH to 60 MPH.
Crash history and growth along the US Hwy 75 corridor between Sioux City and Hinton has accelerated action to be taken by the Iowa Department of Transportation.
Public outcry, as well as legislative and Plymouth County Board of Supervisors feedback has led to the Iowa Department of Transportation to reevaluate its changes made to Highway 75 in May.
A one-year revocable moratorium on data centers and industrial battery storage facilities took effect on Tuesday, June 16, following a resolution implemented by the Plymouth County Board of Supervisors.
At a special board meeting on Thursday, June 18, the Akron-Westfield School Board approved the hiring of Jeromiah Bliss as its new 7-12th grade principal. Bliss will officially start with the school district on July 1.
Akron First Baptist Church, 300 Country Club Lane, will do its part to celebrate America’s 250th birthday with a special celebration Sunday on June 28.
A drop in blood donations is a cause for concern at LifeServe Blood Center. This cause has spurred LifeServe to launch Blood Donor Days throughout June.
Two Akron Quilts of Valor will be on display as part of the Quilts of Valor Exhibit at the Plymouth County Museum starting at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 14 and running throughout the summer.
