An early morning fire at The Constitution tavern, 201 Reed St., on Monday, Sept. 22, will leave the establishment closed indefinitely. According to Dan Rolfes with Akron Fire-Rescue, they were paged ...

Election papers have been filed for the upcoming Nov. 4 general election. This year’s election will see openings at the local level including city council, school ...

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 ...

You have probably noticed that Central Valley Ag (CVA) in Akron has been removing one bin along Highway 12. The future plan is to remove all three of the bins as soon as possible, hopefully in early ...

The Akron-Westfield girls basketball program has a new head coach, but he’s not new to the Westerner way. Corey DeRocher, a 2003 graduate of A-W, was named the girls basketball coach after Kent ...

All fires governed by this section shall not be used for disposal of any yard waste or garbage. You are NOT permitted to burn the following items: grass, leaves, sticks, paper, stains, rubber products ...

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 girls track and field team earned four first place finishes in the Lady Orab Invitational at Sheldon on Aprill 21 to help them finish in the third place in the team standings.

Members of the Johnson Juniors 4-H club won a blue ribbon for the gardening project. --- Online Subscribers: Please click here to log in to read this story and access ...

A new addition of services for Akron residents has begun. Curbside recycling is now available for all residents who would like to take part. --- Online Subscribers ...

Former Plymouth County Deputy Aaron Leusink has filed a lawsuit against his former attorney and the law firm where he works. --- Online Subscribers: Please click here ...

The Akron Public Library team is brainstorming ways to keep children active in the library and increase their reading drive by introducing their Back to School ...