“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 our genes got mixed up.

Please honor our dad, Darwyn Klemme, with a card shower in honor of his 90th birthday, Sunday, March 24, 2024.

His address is:

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 poisoned with a drink and those in attendance had to uncover who did it. 

By Karl Jones

Contributing Writer

By Sabrina Escalante 

Akron Hometowner

The jukebox musical “Jersey Boys” follows the start-up, glory, and break-up of the 1960s rock 'n' roll group, The Four Seasons. 

The Akron Public Library held its monthly STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Club March 13. This month students learned about aerodynamics and building a paper airplane.

By Karl Jones

Contributing writer

The Akron Opera House Board of Directors has begun fundraising efforts for the Opera House Building Fund. 

Property owners in Plymouth County and in all of Iowa will soon receive a new mailing from their county auditor which will contain information about the proposed property tax rates for the next fiscal year. This past legislative session, Iowa legislators created a new law; Iowa Code 24.2A, which requires that a budget letter/statement be mailed to property owners by March 20th of each year.