Correction regarding happenings at the Akron City Council 

By Karl Jones

Last week in our article on the Akron City Council, a statement was read during the meeting that claimed that the Akron City Clerk was behind on financial reports regarding the Akron Public Library. Due to the audio from the meeting getting compressed during transfer, I mistook the statement to be about the Library Director being behind on the reports.

Akron Care Center prepares to search for new administrator 

By Karl Jones

On September 19, the administrator of the Akron Care Center (ACC) Patricia Raasch submitted her resignation to the ACC Board. Raasch resigned of her own accord and the board accepted the request, looking to the future.

Plymouth County Board of Supervisors discuss zoning changes

By Karl Jones

On September 19, the Plymouth County Board of Supervisors reviewed some proposed changes to the county’s zoning ordinance.

Peyton Nicholson and Carter Wilken were named Akron-Westfield Homecoming queen and king at Coronation held Sept. 28. Josie Smith and Ashton McCully were named first attendants. In the front are A-W crown bearers kindergartners Case Schoenfelder and Kayghen Morehead.

Lloyd Douglas “Babe” Saugstad, 81

Lloyd Douglas “Babe” Saugstad was born September 5, 1942, to Lloyd & Alice (Jervik) Saugstad in Beresford, SD. He passed away peacefully Sept 29, 2023 at Sanford Health-Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, SD. 

By Hank Krause

By Greg Bates, Contributing writer

 Taking on a slew of good competition, the Akron-Westfield boys’ cross country team ran hard at the South O’Brien meet.

By Greg Bates, Contributing writer

 Despite playing hard, the Akron-Westfield volleyball team ran into a juggernaut.

Akron Fire-Rescue held a very successful Open House Oct. 1 at the facility along Highway 3.