Akron News

THE PLYMOUTH COUNTY 4-H AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY WILL ELECT FAIR BOARD MEMBERS, RECAP THE FAIR, VOTE ON THE CHANGE OF BYLAWS, AND HEAR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR THE FAIR.

THE PLYMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS THE ACCIDENT WAS AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 12 AND COUNTY ROAD K-18 SOUTH.

It's widely known that drug addictions can kill, but what about simply experimenting.

A northwest Iowa man has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for the prescription drug overdose death of another man.

THE PLYMOUTH COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD IS DEDICATING THE NEW BOAT RAMP AND RIVER ACCESS SOUTH OF AKRON TO THE MEMORY OF FORMER CONSERVATION BOARD MEMBER RON WILMOT.

Plymouth County Pheasants Forever is offering a free youth mentor hunt this weekend to anyone ages 12-15. Youth can sign up to hunt Saturday, Sunday or both days.

Jane Sherman who has made pies for restaurants, bake sales, and now her own baking business, doesn't keep her perfect pie crust recipe under wraps.

It was the single bloodiest battle of World War Two for American forces... Iwo Jima.

THE LOCATION BEING CONSIDERED IS ABOUT EIGHT MILES FROM SIOUX CITY. JOHN DENNEY OF WESTFIELD IS PROPOSING THE NINE-HOLE COURSE ON LAND IN WESTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY'S SIOUX TOWNSHIP IN SECTION 16.

EEKHOFF WILL BE BASED IN THE DOWNTOWN LE MARS' MAIN BANK. . EEKHOFF IS DESCRIBED BY FIRST NATIONAL BANK PRESIDENT AND C-E-O ROGER CLAYPOOL AS THE PERFECT FIT FOR FIRST NATIONAL.

A Sioux City man is in jail after police say he abused a 5-year-old girl. 18-year-old Lawrence Hoffman is charged with having inappropriate contact with a child.

THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISTRICT'S REORGANIZATION INVOLVING RURAL AND CITY SCHOOL SYSTEMS IS PART OF THE REASON THE SCHOOL IS HOSTING THE LE MARS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE "AFTER 5." . DOCTOR LEON SCOTT OF LE MARS SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR 10 YEARS AND RETIRED EARLIER THIS MONTH.

Tony Ryan came home to Iowa to become Akron-Westfield Community School's new superintendent at in July.

THAT'S ONE UPDATE SUPERVISOR DON KASS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD TODAY IN COMMITTEE WORK REPORTS.. KASS NOTED THAT SIOUXLAND REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM FUEL COSTS, A DIFFICULT BUDGET AREA TO PREDICT, HAD BEEN BELOW BUDGETED AMOUNTS.KASS EXPLAINED THIS WAS A FACTOR IN FINISHING THE YEAR IN THE BLACK.

JESSICA KASS, THE DAUGHTER OF DON AND SHELLY KASS OF RURAL REMSEN, WAS NAMED OKTOBERFEST QUEEN LAST NIGHT.

Three more people cast votes in last week's school board election than originally reported.

Shirley Nelson and Sue Higman have been touring the area with their colorful friends, as they promote the Great Akron Scarecrow Festival & Contest set for Saturday, Sept.

THAT WORD FROM KEN HESSENIUS, SUPERVISOR OF THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCESa TM SPENCER FIELD OFFICE.

NORM AND RUTH BARKER WERE INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME DURING THE IOWA STATE FAIR.

At 10 a.m. Wednesday, the Knights of Columbus Annual Phonothon hit the $1 million mark.