Four individuals – Adam Clark, Erik Graham, Patrick Hurt, and Michael Nuss, submitted the necessary letter indicating their interest in filling the position of mayor for the City of Ackley. Read more
News
The Ackley American Legion Auxiliary will be hosting their annual Poppy Days May 6, 7 and 8. Read more
Sports
Five AGWSR Cougars knew Thursday that they would be in Des Moines for the Iowa State High School Track and Field Championships. The Cougar girls pushed four through, while the boys grabbed one spot. Read more
As the North Iowa Cedar League-West boys’ golf season went on, it was clear that the Grundy Center Spartans and AGWSR Cougars would be the teams to beat at the conference meet. They were. Read more
The AGWSR Cougar girls finished second at Monday’s North Iowa Cedar League-West meet in Union. They did it with two girls in the top five. The top-nine were named All-Conference and were award… Read more
The AGWSR Cougars got one last warm-up in before Thursday’s State Qualifiers. With the short turnaround, it was a light night of work for them as they finished eighth in the 10-team Denver Gir… Read more
The AGWSR Cougar golf squads beat Gladbrook-Reinbeck with a clean sweep Thursday in Reinbeck. They won both matches and took all four medals. Read more
There was a bit of a shake-up at the top of the AGWSR Cougar board at Tuesday’s A-P Invite at Legends Trail in Parkersburg. Alayna Hunt, the solid number two for the Cougars this spring, shot … Read more
Though Tuesday’s Falcon Co-ed in Parkersburg wasn’t the biggest meet of the track and field season, both AGWSR Cougar squads used it to build confidence and score a lot of points. Something ea… Read more
The AGWSR Cougar boys have been struggling on the golf course a bit lately. Still, they are beating people after a fast start to the season. They finished between annual contender Grundy Cente… Read more
Perennial power Grundy Center swept the AGWSR Cougar girls in Grundy Center Monday - winning the meet 202-217 and taking both medals. Hannah Homeyer shot the low card for the Cougars with a 49. Read more
Opinion
Letter to the editor: Read more
We’re voting to put Don Primus on the Hardin County Board of Supervisors. Read more
I would like to let the Ackley American Legion Auxiliary know how much the trip to Waverly meant. Read more
Editors’ note: An edited version of the following letter appears in the Sept. 13, 2017 edition of the Ackley World Journal print edition. The letter was edited for space and references this full version which follows: Read more
