Jesus (Chuy) Flores was appointed to serve the citizens of Ackley during the Feb. 12 council meeting. Flores was one of two individuals submitting letters of interest in the seat which became open with the election of Patricia Daggs as Mayor of the city. Flores will complete the final two ye… Read more
The Ackley World Journal and Iowa Falls Times Citizen, which are both owned by the Iowa Falls-based Times Citizen Communications, collected more than 30 awards at the Iowa Newspaper Association and Foundation’s annual banquet held Friday, Feb. 7 in Des Moines. Read more
A post on social media has Ackley residents concerned that the local grocery store, Ackley Super Foods, might be next on the list of closures for store owner Nick Graham. Graham has closed his stores in Rockwell City, Jewell, Manson, Gowrie and Manning within the past few months, leaving onl… Read more
Veteran BCLUW head coach knew it after his Comets got bounced from the postseason Tuesday in Ackley, the start that put them in a 15-2 hole early was the hardest the 14th-ranked AGWSR had play… Read more
What looked on paper to be a mismatch, played out Saturday night in Ackley. The 14th-ranked AGWSR Cougars (17-5) shrugged off the North Iowa Bison (0-21) with a 56-19 decision in the first rou… Read more
Trey Lashbrook already has his own chapter in the AGWSR wrestling history book. Saturday, with a revenge win in the Class 1A District Meet in Denver, he’s adding to it. Read more
The AGWSR Cougar boys struggled with consistency this regular season, but finished it on a high note in Ackley Friday night. They ended with a 45-41 over Meskwaki to enter the post season at 8-13. Read more
While the AGWSR Cougar boys had one regular season game remaining, they helped end the doubleheaders for the year with a 57-40 win over Colo-NESCO. The Cougar girls set them up with a tough 47… Read more
Trey Lashbrook took the sting out of an otherwise rough day for AGWSR Saturday. Wrestling in a Class 1A Section at Nashua, the junior cruised to the 120-pound title as the only Cougar District… Read more
There wasn’t supposed to be much drama in Friday’s North Iowa Cedar League-West closer between the AGWSR Cougars and Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels in Ackley. The host girls had already beaten G-R … Read more
The last time the AGWSR Cougars and Grundy Center Spartans played, the girls’ game was decided by five points, the boys by one. That was back on Jan. 7 in Ackley. Neither game was that close T… Read more
The South Hardin Tigers and AGWSR Cougars both had a lot on the line when they met last Monday in Ackley. The SH boys were looking to lock up a share of the North Iowa Cedar League-West title,… 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
“Movies in the Park” has been a great and fun addition to our community in the past three years. Nearly a thousand kids and their families have enjoyed this unique experience! Read more
To the Citizens of Ackley Read more
