Icy Afternoon
Sea of Tents | With Lake Pahoja frozen solid, ice fishing tents dotted the lake this past weekend with families coming out to participate in some ice fishing together. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Winners Marcus Kock (left) won the Kids Ice Fishing Day prize for biggest fish caught, with a nine-inch crappy. Gavin Kock and Madelyn Harthoorn (middle and right)...
Finding the right words
West Lyon Students Prepare for New Speech Season Tristan Taylor | Editor Especially at a young age, speaking in front of a crowd is something that many people are not a fan of...
A day in the life of an economic development director
HELPING PEOPLE THROUGHOUT LYON COUNTY Jen Smit has been director of the Lyon County Economic Development for just over a year, beginning Jan, 1, 2024. Her daily tasks include...
Current News
Current News
Cold snap!
Snow Covered Street | Snow covers Main Street in Inwood as Lyon County saw snowfall and below-zero...
Lyon County Board of Supervisors Brief
Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Lyon County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 8:30...
Mid-Sioux Opportunity recruiting for 2025-26 school year
Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Head Start and the Child Development Center are recruiting 3- and...
Governor Reynolds’ Condition of the State address
Robin Opsahl |Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, delivering her Condition of the State...
From Separate Spaces to Shared Goals
NEXT LEVEL HEALTH AND FITNESS Kayla Engleman is founder and owner of Next Level Health and...
New year, new location, new look
RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY Ignite Gym & Fitness had a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Jan....
Jovie Lucinda Stensland
By Olivia Feucht Jovie Lucinda Stensland made her way into the world on a nice summer day of July...
Rakel Mardell Herman
By Malison Rentschler Rakel Mardell Herman, also known as Wookie, was born on July 29, 2007 to her...
Koen Garrett Metzger
By Sophia Niemeyer Koen Garrett Metzger, also known as Sheep Dog, White Snake, or Coco, was born...
Tobias Scott Stensland
By Sophia Niemeyer On November 2, 2006, Tobias Scott Stensland, better known as Toby to his...
Patrick John Halma
By Zoe Kellenberger Patrick John Halma, known as Pat or Patty to most, was born on the beautiful...
JV Boys Basketball Team snags a victory against Comets
By Malison Rentschler On Tuesday January 7, the JV boys basketball team took a 44-42 W against the...
Obituaries
Marcia Boer
73 Alvord, Iowa January 17, 2025 Marcia Boer, 73, of Alvord, Iowa, passed away of cancer Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation with the family will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Porter Funeral Home in...
Douglas Niles
74 Inwood, Iowa January 15, 2025 Douglas Earl Niles, 74, of Inwood, Iowa, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at Sanford Canton-Inwood Hospital in Canton, South Dakota. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Porter Funeral Home in Inwood. Doug was born Dec. 19,...
Virginia Berg
88 Rock Rapids, Iowa January 13, 2025 Virginia Berg, 88, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral was Friday, Jan. 17, at Peace Lutheran Church, Rock Rapids, with interment in Riverview...
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,...
Sports
JV Boys Basketball Team snags a victory against Comets
By Malison Rentschler On Tuesday January 7, the JV boys basketball team took a 44-42 W against the opposing Rock Valley Comets.While the team didn’t play very hard out of the gate, according to Coach Chase VanderFeen, it was the little run at the start of the second...
Rockets narrowly edge out Lady Wildcats
By Olivia Feucht On Tuesday, January 7 the JV girls basketball team hosted the Rock Valley Rockets in a thrilling matchup. The Cats couldn’t pull away the victory, falling to the Rockets 41-43.Offensively the Cats didn’t start off very hot. But with some quick bunnies...
JVR Boys Basketball gets an impressive win against Rock Valley
By Opal Niemeyer On January 7, 2025 the JVR boys basketball team grabbed a 32-22 win against the Rockets. Due to low numbers, the game was played for only two quarters.The JVR boys were quick to set the pace at the start of the game, helping them put points on the...
JV Girl ballers take the W
By Malison Rentschler On Thursday January 9, the West Lyon JV girls basketball team won a triumphant victory against the girls from Hills Beaver Creek with a score of 34-28.It was a great game that consisted of superb defense for the Cats, who really picked up their...
JV Girls Basketball crushes Okoboji on their own court
By Opal Niemeyer The JV girls basketball team went to Okoboji on Friday, January 10 and got a victorious 43-27 win against the opposing team.When they entered the court the Okoboji team had high energy, but that didn’t scare the Wildcats. Early in the game they were...
JV Cats take victory on the road
By Kyndra Gramstad The boys junior varsity wildcats trek down to take on the Okoboji Pioneers on Friday, January 10th, leaving with a sweet 52-32 success.Offensively, the Cats came out of halftime lighting up the court. They were much more aggressive against the...
JVR Boys Basketball gets an impressive win against the Wolfpack
By Sophia Niemeyer On Monday, January 13, the JVR boys basketball team traveled to Hull to crush Western Christian Wolfpack in a 58-34 victory.Starting at the beginning of the game, West Lyon came out strong and fast. Through the first half, the Wildcats were able to...
WL demolishes Sheldon
Carson Hoogeveen dribbles the ball up the court Friday, Jan. 16, in Inwood. Hoogeveen and West Lyon handled Sheldon comfortably, defeating its conference opponent 70-30. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Bryson Childress drives toward the rim for West Lyon in a game against...