Jazz at Lake Pahoja
Alexa Van Wyk on saxophone performing a solo during the song “Such Sweet Thunder.” (Photo/ Tristan Taylor) “I want to thank all of the members of this band for making my last year so fun and memorable. As the only returning member of the rhythm section, I want to also thank my section for steppingup to take the place of great musicians who came before...
Bald Eagles: Fact or Fiction?
THE TRUTH ABOUT OUR NATIONAL SYMBOL Naturalist Emily Ostrander hosted this month’s Coffee with Conservation at the nature center. She played a game of “Trueor False?” with the...
An American Story
REMEMBERING THE LIVES THEY LIVED John Madland speaking at the Inwood Museum during the annual ice cream social. He spoke on the experiences of his father, Dallas “Bud” Madland,...
Current News
Current News
Mid-Sioux of Lyon County is helping people, changing lives
Mid-Sioux Opportunity Inc. was established in 1965. Since that time, outreach offices in Lyon,...
Ryan Klarenbeek
By Nix Meemken Ryan “Big Ron” David Klarenbeek was born on a chilly spring day on the first of...
Jackson Jerry Dammer
By Tessa Boysen Jackson Jerry Dammer was born November 21, 2005. He was brought into this world by...
Leighton Scott Dorhout
By Sam Feikema Leighton Scott Dorhout was born October 7th 2005. He was welcomed by his parents of...
Mea Maureen DeWit
By Samantha Feikema Mea Maureen DeWit was born on November 7, 2005. Mea is part of a large family....
Poems from Mrs. Bahnson’s class
In honor of National Poetry Month, the Mass Media class will run a 5-week series featuring the...
Congratulations State FFA Participant Part 1
Back row, left to right: Mathias Knoblock, Ellen Roemen, Sydnee Kammrad, Emma Evans, Lucy...
Congratulations State FFA Participant Part 2
Ellen Roemen receives a plaque for being a Star Award finalist in Production. (Photo/Lisa Miller)...
Congratulations State Degree Recipients
“It was an honor to receive my state degree. It marked an end-ing to my FFA career in high school,...
Wind deters typical competition
West Lyon’s Sara Bauder hits a golf ball in a Siouxland Conference Meet on Thursxday, April 18....
’Cats finish with 69 points
Jackson Ver Meer hurls the discus in a meet Thursday, April 18, in Sheldon. Ver Meer finished with...
Hurdles prompt strong outing
Jenna Bullerman competes in the girls’ long jump at the Sheldon Orab Co-Ed Invitational on...
Obituaries
John DeWitt
90 Sioux Falls, South Dakota April 9, 2024 John DeWitt, 90, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were Saturday, April 13, at Abiding Savior Free Lutheran Church in Sioux...
Virgil Hall
65 Sioux Falls, South Dakota April 10, 2024 Virgil Hall, 65, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at Dougherty Hospice in Sioux Falls. Memorial services were Saturday, April 13, at Heartland Funeral Home, Brandon, South Dakota, with inurnment in...
Mildred Stensland
96 Larchwood, Iowa March 29, 2024 Mildred Stensland, 96, of Larchwood, Iowa, died Friday, March 29, 2024, at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services were Thursday, April 4, at United Church of Christ, Larchwood, with interment in Larchwood...
Robert Morrison
85 Larchwood, Iowa April 3, 2024 Robert “Bob” Morrison, 85, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, Minnesota. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, at United Church of Christ, Larchwood. Robert Gene Morrison...
Shirley Matzen
102 Rapid City, South Dakota April 1, 2024 Shirley Matzen, 102, of Rapid City, South Dakota, passed away Monday April 1, 2024. Funeral service was Friday, April 5, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, rural Inwood, Iowa, with interment in Bethany Lutheran Cemetery,...
Doug Lape
61 Discovery Bay, California March 25, 2024 Doug Lape, 61, of Discovery Bay, California, passed away Monday, March 25, 2024. A celebration of life will be at a later date with interment in Larchwood, Iowa. Doug was born Sept. 26, 1962, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to...
Mildred Stensland
96 Larchwood, Iowa March 29, 2024 Mildred Stensland, 96, of Larchwood, Iowa, died Friday, March 29, 2024, at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2024, with the family present at United Church of...
Frederick Gloe
87 Sioux Falls, South Dakota March 31, 2024 Frederick “Fritz” W. Gloe, 87, of Sioux Falls South Dakota, died Sunday, March 31, 2024, at Sanford Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Memorial visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2024, at George Boom...
Sports
Wind deters typical competition
West Lyon’s Sara Bauder hits a golf ball in a Siouxland Conference Meet on Thursxday, April 18. The Wildcats took fourth place in the team rankings with a score of 241. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) West Lyon girls' Golf West Lyon one of just five full teams to play in...
’Cats finish with 69 points
Jackson Ver Meer hurls the discus in a meet Thursday, April 18, in Sheldon. Ver Meer finished with a best throw of 101-09 in theevent. (Photo/Dan Wolfswinkel) West Lyon Boys’ Track and Field Ever-speedy Hawf leads squad’s strong sprint outing at Knight Relays Andrew...
Hurdles prompt strong outing
Jenna Bullerman competes in the girls’ long jump at the Sheldon Orab Co-Ed Invitational on Thursday, April 18. Bullerman finished in fourth place in the event. (Photo/Dan Wolfswinkel) West Lyon girls’ Track and Field West Lyon finishes second for third consecutive...
Squad shoots season-low score
West Lyon boys’ Golf Brutal wind across the area leads to major problems for Wildcats in Sibley Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter West Lyon 187SIBLEY – Similar to many other teams in competition Monday, April 15, West Lyon boys’ golf put up its worst score of the...
West Lyon boys and girls take second
A West Lyon runner participates in a relay event at the Central Lyon Co-ed Relays on Tuesday, April 9. The Wildcats took second place in the meet with 110 points. (Photo/Kyra Van Berkum) Jana TerWee throws the shot put at the Central Lyon Co-ed Relays on Tuesday,...
’Cats regress under tough conditions
Senior Austin Hickman completes a swing in a home meet at Meadow Acres in Larchwood. On Monday, April 8, Hickman shot a 46 on the day. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon boys' Golf Hoogeveen continues to impress in first season as part of regular rotation Andrew Buckman...
Wildcats battle course, conditions in Orange City
Sophomore Haley Folkens completes her swing in a Siouxland Conference Meet at Meadow Acres in Larchwood. Folkens finished shooting a team-best 48 to tie for seventh place. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon Girls’ Golf Unit finishes fifth in first meet as a team this...
Folkens, Wildcats shoot season-low
Senior Tara Hoogendoorn stands in close proximity of a hole in a Siouxland Conference Meet at Meadow Acres in Larchwood. Hoogendoorn finished shooting a 54 on the day. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon girls’ Golf Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter West Lyon 227LARCHWOOD...