Let’s go to the Library
Open House Larchwood Public Library hosted an open house Saturday, Jan. 11, so show off its many updates and renovations. Pictured are several members of the library board and employees along with Sen. Jeff Taylor. Front Row: Sylvia Vant Hul and Cindy Van Voorst. Back Row: Jeff Taylor, Amy Snyders, Amy Hildring, Mary Grotewold, Connie Douglass....
Making a zoo
TEAMWORK AND CREATIVITY West Lyon third-grader Carlee Dieters, left, and second-grader Frances Metzger display their zoo entrance sign they made for their Lego zoo at Clover Kids...
Baked goods and Saturday socializing
A new kind of club The Bakery in Larchwood is starting a new Bake Club, bringing community members together while decorating fresh-baked goods. Pictured is an example of...
Current News
Current News
The best tree in town Community votes for favorite Christmas tree
Merry FINCHmas West Lyon’s Wildlife and Fisheries class is winner of the Christmas with...
Opening the doors
Welcomed with a Smile From left to right: Jill Metzger, Anita Van Veldhuizen and Harriet Metzger...
USDA to measure financial well-being of Iowa farmers and ranchers
DES MOINES – Starting in December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural...
Insuring Small Businesses
CHRIS KELLEY Chris Kelley is owner of The Kelley Group in Hull. The Kelley Group is licensed in...
Frontier Bank offers assistance to small business startups
HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES GET STARTED Taylor Klingenberg is an agriculture and commercial loan...
Fresh approaches to saving money in 2025
The start of a new year is the perfect time to look at your finances and make a saving plan for...
Angie Sue Knapp
By Opal Niemeyer Angie Sue Knapp was born on May 2nd, 2006 to her parents Kevin and Cari Knapp,...
Justus Paul Leuthold
By Sophia Niemeyer Justus Paul Leuthold, also known as 3 Tenths or Loopy, was born on November 11,...
Chloe Renae Klarenbeek
By Kayla Jenson Chloe Renae Klarenbeek, also known as Cleo or Clo, was welcomed into this world on...
Claire Nicole Metzger
By Kyndra Gramstad Claire Nicole Metzger, also known to her family as Lou, made her way into the...
Jovie Lucinda Stensland
By Olivia Feucht Jovie Lucinda Stensland made her way into the world on a nice summer day of July...
Honor Band Students
Tristan Taylor | Editor Congratulations to the following West Lyon students who were recently...
Obituaries
Henry Ter Wee
83 Larchwood, Iowa January 4, 2025 Henry Ter Wee, 83, of Larchwood, Iowa, died Saturday, Jan, 4, 2025, at his home. Funeral service was Thursday, Jan. 9, at First Reformed Church, Inwood, Iowa, with interment in Richland Cemetery, Inwood.Henry Ter Wee Jr. was born...
Deloris Warner
92 Sioux Falls, South Dakota January 10, 2025 Deloris Warner, 92, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. Visitation is Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 10 a.m. with family present followed by funeral services at 11 a.m. at Heritage Funeral Home, Sioux...
Jenner Johnson
21 Inwood, Iowa December 28, 2024 Jenner Johnson, 21, of Inwood, Iowa, passed away from injuries sustained in an automobile accident Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. Funeral service was Saturday, Jan. 4, at Inwood Christian Reformed Church with interment in Richland Cemetery,...
Herbert Bliek
89 Rock Valley, Iowa December 23, 2024 Herbert J. Bliek, 89, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. Funeral service was Tuesday, Dec. 31, at First Reformed Church, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley.Herb was born Aug. 2,...
Michael Buss
54 Alvord, Iowa December 28, 2024 Michael “Mike” Buss, 54, of Alvord, Iowa, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, at Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Family will have a private interment in Hillside Cemetery, Doon, Iowa. Michael Lynn Buss was born Feb. 12,...
Roger Erickson Jr.
63 Ireton, Iowa December 27, 2024 Roger Erickson Jr., of Ireton, Iowa, passed away Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service was Tuesday, Dec. 31, at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley, Iowa, with interment in Valley...
Florence Van Beek
86 Rock Valley, Iowa December 27, 2024 Florence (Winters) Van Beek, 86, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service was Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Netherlands Reformed Congregation, Rock Valley,...
In Memoriam
Remembering Those We Lost in 2024 December 2023Leon Fluit, 63, Inwood, IA, December 20.George Bonnema, 74, Luverne, MN, December 26.Harrietta Niemeyer, 76, Sioux Center, IA, December 27.Lana Jansma-Broek, 59, Sioux Falls, SD, December 27.MarJean Sauer-Stanley, 87,...
Sports
Honor Band Students
Tristan Taylor | Editor Congratulations to the following West Lyon students who were recently accepted into two separate honor bands, the Morningside University Honor Band and the University of Iowa Honor Band.Morningside University Honor Band: Ellah Acosta, Eric...
JV Wildcats dominate the Knights
By Zoe Kellenberger On Friday, January 3, the JV boys basketball team traveled to Orange City to face the Unity Christian Knights, and came away with a 48-33 victory.Coach Chase Vander Feen, who was very pleased with the effort, commented, “I think this was the most...
JVR Boys Basketball take a loss on the road
By Kyndra Gramstad Despite a late offensive run, the junior varsity reserve boys were unable to catch their Unity Christian hosts, falling to the Knights in a 46-31 loss.“We dug ourselves in a hole to start the game,” said Coach Clint Berentschot regarding the...
JV Lady Cats start 2025 off hot
By Olivia Feucht On Friday, January 3rd the Wildcat JV girls team traveled to Orange City to take on the Unity Christian Knights. The ladies pulled away with an impressive 50-40 victory.Coach Alyssa Kock states, “I was very impressed with how we played for the first...
’Cats claim guaranteed fourth
Justus Leuthold holds Sioux Center’s Landon Rozeboom in the air during a bout at the Jerry Hentges Dual Tournament. Leuthold went on to pin Rozeboom at the 5:39 mark in the bout. (Photo/Dan Wolfswinkel) West Lyon Boys’ Wrestling Pins fuel point total during Jerry...
’Cats claim 15th
West Lyon Girls’ Wrestling Girls all place against tough tourney field in Logan Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor West Lyon 50.0 LOGAN – Four West Lyon girls’ wrestlers competed at the LOMA-Woodbine Girls Varsity Tournament in Logan. Saturday, Jan. 11, WL placed 15th as...
No. 3 unit handles Rockets
West Lyon Boys’ Basketball ’Cats light it up from 3-point range in 32-point home victory Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor West Lyon 18-11-15-23 67Rock Valley 8-12-6-9 35 INWOOD – Just a day after being pegged as the No. 3 team in Class 2A, West Lyon lived up its billing...
Size mismatch proves costly
Taya Christie begins to let go of a shot Tuesday, Jan. 7, in a game against Rock Valley. Class 2A No. 9 West Lyon fell to the sixth-ranked Rockets 55-27 in Inwood. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Girls’ Basketball Wildcats unable to slow down Zomer, score ball...