Higman stands on stage, signing into a microphone. She is wearing a white dress with a purple, pink, blue, and green floral pattern, and white cowboy boots. Hanging off the stage beneath her feet is a sign that reads "Welcome to Fleurish Fest." Behind Higman, to the left, is a woman play an electric guitar. To the left is the drum set. In the immediate background are trees, flush with green leaves.
News 23 July 2025

Music is rooted in Higman’s soul

“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 2025 Akron-Westfield graduate.
News 21 July 2025
Free summer meal program ends July 31, 2025
Akron-Westfield School District is participating in Seamless Summer Option, a nationwide program that serves free breakfast and lunch to those 0-18, Monday through Friday. These meals are available to all children, regardless of whether they attend school in the district or live in the area full-time. In 2025, the program began May 29 and ends July 31.
News 21 July 2025
Lions Club member honored for ‘spark plug’ energy
As the Akron Lions’ Club Vice District Governor, Ford was honored at the MD9 State Convention in June for her work on the frontlines and behind the scenes. The Spark Plug Award is an honor bestowed upon an individual who, like a spark plug starts an engine and keeps it in motion, so do they for their organization.
News 21 July 2025
Looking Back - July 18, 2025
Article highlights from this week in 1905 through 2015, from the files of the Akron Register-Tribune and the Akron Hometowner.
News 20 July 2025
Supervisors allocate more opioid settlement dollars to first responders

By Kim Fickett

Following last week’s approval of a request by Le Mars Fire-Rescue to purchase a state-of-the-art defibrillator with dollars from a national opioid settlement, the Plymouth County Board of Supervisors was met with three more requests at its Tuesday, July 8 meeting.

News 20 July 2025
Storms bring extra work ahead of 2025 Plymouth County Iowa Fair
Mother Nature kept the Plymouth County Iowa Fair Board on their toes. Find out how the board prepared for the 2025 fair, and what new events and activities fairgoers have to look forward to.
News 20 July 2025
A royal kingdom: Akron home to 22 Plymouth County Iowa fair queens
Some numbers just tell a story, and for the Plymouth County Fair, 22 is a story worth telling. In fact, it’s a tale worthy of royalty. The story centers on Akron, Iowa, where 22 of the county’s 59 fair queens have called the small community nestled in the far northwestern portion of the county home.
News 18 July 2025
Seven stood out at A-W graduation
When the Akron-Westfield (A-W) Class of 2025 graduated in May, not one, not two, but seven valedictorians were recognized.
News 10 July 2025
2025 All School Reunion class photos: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
The highlight of the Akron-Westfield 2025 All Class Reunion was the chance to catch up with former classmates. Thank you to those who sent in their class photos. The photos we've received for the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s are posted below, and will also be printed throughout our July issues.
News 10 July 2025
Looking back - July 11, 2025
Article highlights from this week in 1905 through 2015, from the files of the Akron Register-Tribune and the Akron Hometowner.
News 10 July 2025
All Class Reunion honored Akron’s oldest graduate
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 and graduated in 1943. Learn more about her life, and her memories of growing up in Akron.
News 10 July 2025
Fair organizers announce entertainment

By Kim Fickett

The Best Five Days of Summer are just around the corner and the Plymouth County Fair Board has announced this year’s grandstand and Pioneer Village entertainment.

News 10 July 2025
Akron's Morgan Higman to perform at Fleurish Fest

Musical artist and Akron native, Morgan Higman, is set to return to the area to perform at Fleurish Fest July 19-20 in Elk Point, South Dakota.

A 2025 graduate of Akron-Westfield, Higman will be heading to Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, this fall to pursue her dreams of songwriting and performing.

News 10 July 2025
Six Akron candidates vie for fair queen
Six of this year’s Plymouth County Fair Queen candidates call Akron home. These young ladies will join 16 other candidates from across the county in their hopes of becoming the reigning 2025 Plymouth County Fair Queen. 
News 7 July 2025
Pick Supply moves into a new storefront

The Akron Hometowner 

By Sabrina Escalante 

Pick Supply started with a humble beginning, when Alex and Mallory Pick founded the company in their garage in August 2024. They have recently moved into 750 Industry Ave. in Akron — creating a new partnership and sharing a storefront with Wendt Repair’s auto repair shop.

News 4 July 2025
2025 All School Reunion class photos: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
The highlight of the Akron-Westfield 2025 All Class Reunion was the chance to catch up with former classmates. Here are the class photos from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
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