Two Bureau of Nutrition and Health consultants conducted a nutrition site review at AGWSR’s Ackley site on April 26. The review came as a result of a complaint, according to Heather Doe, Communications Director for the Iowa Department of Education. Read more
Trinity Rotgers has stood on the center stage of Victory Park twice now to accept the reigning titles of Little Miss Ackley (2011) and most recently Miss Ackley 2022. She’s the first Little Miss to become Miss Ackley in the years since the Little contest was revived by Green Belt Bank and Tr… Read more
The demolition of the AGWSR Elementary building continues with many driving by the site on State Street to watch as the landmark slowly disappears. Read more
The 2022 season was a learning experience for the bulk of the roster, but the AGWSR Cougars (4-25) finished the last two weeks of it playing pretty good softball. Unfortunately for them, they … Read more
Deserving is deserving, no matter what the situation. With a team championship and a pair of top-10 finishes to his credit, 2022 AGWSR graduate Daniel Stahl was certainly deserving of being na… Read more
Head coach Dave Showalter said his AGWSR Cougars (9-14) had nothing to hang their heads about as their season came to a close in a Class 1A Sectional first round game in Traer. Trailing by fiv… Read more
Short, sweet, and to the point - just the way AGWSR head coach Brenda Drake wanted from her squad in the Class 1A Region 4 opener in Ackley with 14th-ranked Fort Dodge St. Edmond waiting for t… Read more
AGWSR head coach Brenda Drake is hoping her Cougars (3-24) will be a tough out in the postseason that started Friday in Ackley against winless Northwood-Kensett. After finishing the regular se… Read more
With two key injuries late in the season to two key starters, a 19-6 regular season-ending loss was not something head coach Dave Showalter needed. But his AGWSR Cougars (9-13) took that loss … Read more
The AGWSR Cougars dropped a 10-2 decision Tuesday night in Sumner to fall to 2-24 on the season. Host Sumner-Fredericksburg (20-5) collected 11 hits in their North Iowa Cedar League crossover … Read more
The AGWSR Cougars (9-12) traveled to Sumner on a bit of a high Tuesday night after winning three-straight to end the North Iowa Cedar League-West schedule. They left with a 10-0 loss to the Su… Read more
The AGWSR Cougars (2-23, 0-12) ended the North Iowa Cedar League-West schedule with a pair of losses in a conference doubleheader in LeGrand Monday night. They pushed the 11th-ranked East Mars… Read more
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
