By Kim Fickett

Life Skills Training Center in Le Mars will hold its first ever Disability Resource Fair from 4:30-7 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, at their Day Habilitation Center, 436 2nd Ave. N.E.

By Kim Fickett

The 2026-2027 proposed property tax levy information for all government and school entities in the county has been mailed by the Plymouth County Auditor’s Office.

By Kim Fickett

Children from Akron and the surrounding areas will literally be putting all their eggs in one basket on Saturday, April 4, during the Akron Area Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt.

The event will be held at 9 a.m. where more than 2,500 eggs will be scattered  around the Akron-Westfield School District.

By Kim Fickett

An Akron alumni will be honored for his exemplary school leadership and distinguished service this coming fall.

By Kim Fickett

A documentary crafted by three Akron-Westfield seventh graders was featured amongst some of the greatest documentary films in the world at the inaugural Hindsight Film Festival, March 4-8, in Savannah, Georgia.

The Akron Hometowner 

By Sabrina Escalante 

Young actors of the Akron-Westfield area have been rehearsing for the upcoming musical adaption of the Brothers Grimm’s age-old tale of Hansel & Gretel, presented by Missoula Children’s Theatre, to be held at 3 and 6 p.m., March 14, at the Akron Opera House. 

By Kim Fickett

It became a collaborative effort between local and state conservation officials, as well as local law enforcement agencies, to save an injured bald eagle in Plymouth County at the end of February.

By Kim Fickett

The community is invited to come out in support of one local family who lost their home to a fire at the end of January.

By Kim Fickett

The Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the ag industry at its 29th annual Ag Luncheon on Tuesday, March 17, at the Le Mars Convention Center, upper level.

By Kim Fickett

It’s official, Le Mars is a finalist to be named “America’s Favorite Small Town” by Parade Magazine and Stellar.

By Kim Fickett

District individual speech contest was a success for this year’s Akron-Westfield participants.

By Kim Fickett

The Akron-Westfield FFA Chapter has made history with 11 of its members recently earning their Iowa Degree, the highest degree the state can bestow upon a member.

The Akron Hometowner 

By Sabrina Escalante 

Akron City Council members approved the mayoral appointments for 2026. There are no changes for the mayoral appointments, with the exception of Gary Stowers becoming the Fire Rescue Department’s liaison. 

By Kim FIckett

For the first time since 2018, an Akron-Westfield all-freshmen group to receive All-State Large Group Speech honors traveled to Ames on Feb. 21.

By Kim Fickett

A new face will greet visitors at Hillview Recreation Area as part of the Plymouth County Conservation Department.

Skyler Foley began as the new park ranger in mid-January, and filled a position that was previously vacated.

By Kim Fickett

A new residential area sitting on the northside of Le Mars is now accepting new residents.

Overlook Apartments, 427 4th Ave. N.W., offers a fresh approach to modern living as it combines thoughtful design, and convenient amenities, in its apartments and townhomes.

By Kim Fickett

A new trend rising in popularity will soon be opening a storefront in Akron.

Retro Fuel Co., a nutrition club, will begin offering its assortment of replacement shakes, healthy energy drinks, protein coffee, meal plans, and 1-on-1 health coaching and body scans to the area in mid-March.