The council unanimously voted to approve Jake Schindler as the new Akron Fire-Rescue chief. --- Online Subscribers: Please click here to log in to read this story and ...

The USDA and State of Iowa have granted the Akron-Westfield School District approval to offer free meals to anyone 18-years-old and under this summer. --- Online ...

To learn more about the fruitful history of Akron, swing by the Akron Area Museum and tour the 14 rooms that hold important artifacts dating back over a century ...

The southbound lanes of US Hwy 75 between Merrill and Hinton will look to reopen just ahead of Thanksgiving, according to IDOT District Construction Engineer Jason ...

An Akron-Westfield alum was recently honored as the 2025 South Dakota Small Business of the Year. --- Online Subscribers: Please click here to log in to read this ...

The Akron-Westfield boys basketball team closed out their first season under head coach Steven Husk with plenty of reasons for optimism. The Westerners will return their leading scorer, Reegan McKee, ...

Velma (Ross) Knudsen, who holds the distinction of being the oldest living graduate from Akron, Iowa, proudly served as the parade marshal for the 2025 All Class Reunion Parade. She was born in 1924 ...

“Life is a song. Sing it.” This is the motto that Morgan Higman has lived by since uttering her first words. Find out what inspires her, and what's next for the ...

It’s “Game On” for the Westerners as they prepare to celebrate Homecoming 2025. --- Online Subscribers: Please click here to log in to read this story and ...

Each year at the Memorial Day program, the Albert E. Hoschler American Legion Post 186 dedicates flags from late veterans into the Post’s Avenue of Flags. While families still own the dedicated flags, ...

The Akron-Westfield (A-W) girls golf team came into the season with lofty expectations, coming off a fifth-place finish in Class 1A in 2024. The 2025 team certainly didn’t seem to be bothered by ...

The government shutdown is yielding its effects across the ag industry, according to Eric Weuve, Iowa State Extension and Outreach farm business management field ...