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Driving Along West Lyon Clover Kids member, Delaney Phillips, drives a LEGO truck she constructed with her group during this month’s program. Every group built a truck to try and transport cargo around a circle. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Remote Controlled Eli Metzger looks on with joy as he drives around the LEGO truck his group built during this month’s...
Lyon County mystery rooted in history
BLACK BLIZZARD & MURDER IN PURGATORY “Black Blizzard” is the first book in a two-novel Lyon County mystery series by Gene Jurrens. Set in 1933, the story follows fictional...
Working at the national level
Keeping It Local at the National Level Dwight Mogler, local pork producer at Mogler Farms and Pig Hill Farms, was recently appointed to the National Pork Board for a three-year...
Current News
Current News
Dyslexia support group hosts spring events
NORTHWEST IOWA DYSLEXIA SUPPORT GROUP LEADERS From left to right, Emily Kramer, Jacinda Zoet,...
Community Foundation of Lyon County accepting grant applications
The Community Foundation of Lyon County, an affiliate of the Siouxland Community Foundation, is...
How Do You Entertain an Angel?
KidsTalkAboutGod.org By Carey Kinsolving and friends “Make sure the house is clean and a pot of...
Here’s what Iowa Ag and environmental groups want in the ’26 legislative session
Water quality, pesticide labeling and eminent domain top the list Cami Koons | Iowa Capital...
Iowa GOP legislative leaders stress unity as 2026 session opens
Robin Opsahl | Iowa Capital Dispatch iowacapitaldispatch.com As the state Legislature is set to...
Standing up for our farmers and rural communities
Randy's Roundup Randy Feenstra | District Representative As a lifelong Iowan and proud...
December Students of the Month
The Students of the Month for December are: Evan Rose (Arts), Samuel Underberg (Academics), Nick...
West Lyon wins big at Lennox
By Savannah Smith On Monday, January 5th, the Wildcats traveled over to Lennox, South Dakota to...
JV boys just fall short to Lennox
By Savannah Smith On Monday, January 5th, the West Lyon Wildcats traveled to Lennox, South Dakota...
West Lyon JV faces strong Lennox team
By Katelyn Berentschot On Monday, January 5, the Wildcat JV team traveled to Lennox, SD for their...
JVR Wildcats fall to Rockets
By Alyssa Hoogestraat On December 6th, the JVR boys basketball team came close with the Rock...
West Lyon JV win big against Rock Valley
By Alyssa Hoogestraat The JV Wildcats started the week off with a win against the Rock Valley...
Obituaries
Merlin Halma
75 Inwood, Iowa December 28, 2025 Merlin Halma, 75, of Inwood, Iowa, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2025, at Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center in Canton, South Dakota. Funeral services were Wednesday, Dec. 31, at First Reformed Church of Inwood with Rick Rozeboom...
Harriet Hanenburg
88 Sioux City, Iowa December 25, 2025 Harriet Hanenburg, 88, of Sioux City, Iowa, formerly Edgerton, Minnesota and Inwood, Iowa, passed away Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2025, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A celebration of life...
Merlin Halma
75 Inwood, Iowa January 28, 2025 Merlin Halma, 75, of Inwood, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2025, at Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center in Canton, South Dakota. Funeral services were Wednesday, Dec. 31, at First Reformed Church of Inwood with Rick Rozeboom...
Harriet Hanenburg
88 Sioux City, Iowa December 25, 2025 Harriet Lorraine Hanenburg, 88, of Sioux City, Iowa, formerly Edgerton, Minnesota, and Inwood, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation with the family present...
Janell Kuhnert
72 Valley Springs, South Dakota December 23, 2025 Janell (Sievers) Kuhnert, 72, of rural Valley Springs, South Dakota, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services were Monday, Dec. 29, at Westminster...
Anna Halma
98 Inwood, Iowa December 16, 2025 Anna Halma, 98, of Inwood, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at Fellowship Village of Inwood. Funeral service was Monday, Dec. 22, at First Reformed Church, Inwood, with interment in Richland Cemetery, Inwood. Anna Kooima was...
Charles Kerkvliet
81 Ogden, Utah December 15, 2025 Charles Kerkvliet 81, of Ogden, Utah, passed away Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at Avamere Mt. Ridge Assisted Living Home. Graveside services including interment was Saturday, Dec. 20, at Greenwood Memorial Park and Mortuary, San Diego,...
Mary Durst
78 Worthington, Minnesota December 12, 2025 Mary Durst, 78, of Worthington, Minnesota, passed away Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, at Care Initiatives in Sibley, Iowa. The Durst family will receive friends and family Saturday, Jan. 17, from 10-11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran...
Sports
West Lyon wins big at Lennox
By Savannah Smith On Monday, January 5th, the Wildcats traveled over to Lennox, South Dakota to play the Lennox Orioles. The 9th grade boys defeated the Orioles 43-34. Coach Berentschot highlighted some keys to their great performance. “We started the game really...
JV boys just fall short to Lennox
By Savannah Smith On Monday, January 5th, the West Lyon Wildcats traveled to Lennox, South Dakota to take on the Lennox Orioles. The Cats came up short, losing 39-37. Coach VanderFeen comments on some key moments from the game, “We battled the whole game. I thought we...
West Lyon JV faces strong Lennox team
By Katelyn Berentschot On Monday, January 5, the Wildcat JV team traveled to Lennox, SD for their first competition of the new year. They battled hard but in the end they lost 13-58. Offensively it was a slow start and the Wildcats struggled to work through the...
JVR Wildcats fall to Rockets
By Alyssa Hoogestraat On December 6th, the JVR boys basketball team came close with the Rock Valley Rockets. Unfortunately the Wildcats fell short and lost 36-41. The Rockets had a strong start to the game and put the Wildcats behind at the end of the first quarter....
West Lyon JV win big against Rock Valley
By Alyssa Hoogestraat The JV Wildcats started the week off with a win against the Rock Valley Rockets on Tuesday, January 6. The Wildcats came to rock valley ready to play and with lots of energy, which allowed them to start the game hot and built a good lead. The...
Underberg, Ciesielski shines as West Lyon gets win over Okoboji
Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com The West Lyon boys’ basketball team started the season a bit behind the eight ball. With the short amount of time between the end of West Lyon’s state championship football season, the injuries suffered during that run and...
Wildcat girls get win over Okoboji
Audrey Rentschler (41) and other young players got important development time on the court against Lennox last week. (Photo/Calif Poncy) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com With a young team, West Lyon’s girls’ basketball team has become one of the best...
Erpenbach, Bahnson win at GTRA Invitational
Tyler Brower wrestled well over the weekend, helping the Wildcats to a solid showing. (Photo/Warrior Sports) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com West Lyon boys’ wrestling got back into the swing of things last week, fully getting back to its normal routine...