Jazz Choir places 4th
Congratulations to AkronWestfield Jazz One for placing 4th at the Iowa Vocal Jazz Championships in a tough 2A class at Waukee, Iowa. (l to r) Front Row: Allison Nixa, Allison Palmer,…
Thrift store raises over $18,000 for children’s center
Helping Hands Thrift Shop in Akron raised $18,294.16 last year for the Akron Children’s Center to be used where needed. The thrift store operates on one-hundred percent volunteers and …
Rabey Promoted to Branch Manager at Security National Bank
Jeremy Craighead, President of Security National Bank, is proud to announce the following promotion: Lori Rabey has been named Branch Manager at SNB’s Akron office, located at 251 Reed…
Residential Fire Pits / Recreational Fires.
Residential Fire Pits / Recreational Fires. All fires governed by this section shall not be used for disposal of any yard waste or garbage. You are NOT permitted to burn …
Arreola Earns Certificate from Consumer Credit School
Betty Arreola of Peoples Bank in Akron successfully completed the Iowa Bankers Association Consumer Credit School, March 4-8, 2024, in Ankeny, Iowa. The school is an intense one-week p…
Akron Care Center approves donor payback
By Karl Jones Contributing writer On March 19, the Akron Care Center Board finalized the payment agreement with the engineer who was working on the Assisted Living project. After co…
Akron City Council discuss fire pit ordinance
By Karl Jones Contributing Writer On March 19, the Akron City Council discussed the implementation of an updated fire pit ordinance for the city. The city’s fire pit ordinance is bei…
Celebrates 93 years
A long time resident of Akron and former teacher at the Akron and Akron-Westfield School, Wanda Philips, is celebrating her 93rd birthday on Sunday, March 31. If you would like to he…
New roof for Akron Opera House
The historic Akron Opera House got a new roof last week as part of the restoration project. Nohava Construction of Le Mars replaced the roof and added more insulation. Next step is res…
Akron Opera House keeps theater arts alive in community
By Sabrina Escalante Akron Hometowner The historical Akron Opera House (AOH) is the key element to why theater arts and drama radiate through Akron and surrounding cities. Plays have …
Wyffels makes donation to A-W FFA
Russ Lilly, seed representative and Cole Sitzmann, district sales manager, with Wyffels Hybrids donated $507 to Akron-Westfield FFA during FFA week. The two hung out at The Spot Espres…
McKee and Wahlberg selected for 2024 Iowa Boys State
Submitted by: Kaylene A. Hawkins Albert E. Hoschler, American Legion Post 186, Akron, this year selected Daynen McKee, son of Jessie and Melissa McKee, of Akron, and Hayden Wahlberg, s…
Akron boy wins Best in Show with his dog
By Sabrina Escalante Akron Hometowner Trenten Morehead, a 13-year-old Johnson Junior 4-H Club member, keeps himself busy with school, sports, church, and other activities, but he alway…
Just Thought You’d Like to Know
“A Coincidence is when events happen at the same time or place that seems to have some connection.” Certainly, we all have had those moments. I have one in particular that I wonder if…
Celebrates 90 years
Please honor our dad, Darwyn Klemme, with a card shower in honor of his 90th birthday, Sunday, March 24, 2024. His address is: Darwyn Klemme Akron Care Center 991 Highway 3 Akron, Iowa…
Murder at the Akron Golf Club!
A large crowd attended a millionaire masquerade ball March 15 at Akron Golf Club. The event was sponsored by the Akron-Westfield Athletic Booster Club. During the ball, someone was poi…