July 29, 2024 - August 1, 2024

5:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

251 Main St
Akron, IA 51001

Corrinne Moffatt, an upcoming senior at Akron-Westfield Community High School, attended the 2024 Session of the American Legion Auxiliary Iowa Girls State, representing Post 186 of Akron.  

Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC), Sioux City, is pleased to announce the President’s List and Dean’s List for the 2024 spring semester. 

The President’s List is full-time students who achieved a 4.0 grade point average. The Dean’s List is full-time students who achieved a 3.5-3.99 grade point average.

By: Sabrina Escalante 

The Akron Post Office encountered many issues derived from the recent flooding. Between the 20th and the 22nd of June, the region experienced heavy downpours, leading to widespread flooding across Lyon, Sioux, O’Brien, Clay, and Plymouth counties.

By: Sabrina Escalante 

Restoration is under way after historical flooding in Akron. The road past “River Sioux” as well as the road west of Hawarden is open to our South Dakota residents. Many of our Akron businesses are still a work in progress.

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Judith Joan Dirks of Northfield, MN, left this earth to be with the angels on July 1, 2024. A celebration of Judy’s life will be held on a date yet to be announced, at Bethel Lutheran Church, Northfield. Interment will take place in Northfield Cemetery. An additional celebration of life will take place in her former home town, Akron, Iowa, later this summer.

By Sabrina Escalante