The Akron Care Center Board met Tuesday June 18, 2024, at 5:15 p.m., at the Akron Care Center.

In attendance were Jeff Morehead, Diane Von Hagel, Angela Auchstetter, Carrie Wilken, Steve Lawson, and Jessica Pick.

President Jeff Morehead called the meeting to order at 5:15.

Members read the minutes from the previous meeting and Diane made a motion to approve, seconded by Carrie Wilken. Ayes 4, Nays, 0. Motion carried.

Members of the Akron-Westfield junior high 2024 baseball team are, front row (l-r:) Coen Rolfes, Bruce VanNoort, Eric Prado, Brice Hansen, Cass Moffatt, Kevin Schoenfelder, Sawyer Hoffman, Hunter Wendel, Trenten Morehead, Kode Nielsen. Back row: Karston Jacobson, Aaron Nixa, Aken Marieu, Cooper Iseminger, Nohlyn Lara, Breken Chytka, John Higman, Ben St. Pierre, Coach Nick Jacobs. Not pictured Coach Doug Bundy.

BY SABRINA ESCALANTE

Akron Hometowner

BY DODIE HOOK

Akron Hometowner

Akron-Westfield softball team won its opening round of postseason action at home July 9 against Trinity Christian winning 10-4 with a homerun by Lainey Schuknecht in the fifth. Next up, A-W traveled to Fonda July 12 to face Newell-Fonda falling to the Mustangs, 4-0, to end their season.

Trinity Christian

BY DODIE HOOK

Akron Hometowner

The Akron-Westfield baseball team is having a great post-season thus far. The Westerners won their first game in playoffs against Harris-Lake Park, 7-4, July 10 and then defeated Gehlen Catholic, 8-3, July 13 in the district championship, both at home. Team members received medals for being Class 1A District 1 champions.

Akron-Westfield graduate Allison Nixa was one of 21 students to receive a merit-based scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year from the The Tower Family Foundation.

BY SABRINA ESCALANTE

Akron Hometowner

SUBMITTED BY JENNY HARTMAN-MENDOZA

Westfield Mayor

Donate refrigerator to Westfield Ball Park

In Westfield, when a community member puts a call out for a need on Facebook and that call gets answered within a few hours by a local business, that is called small community hospitality!