Learning With Chocolate
Creativity Comes to Life Emma Wordekemper and Callie McKenney, students in the pre-4-H program Clover Kids, proudly display the chocolate machines they designed for this month’s session. They and their fellow Clover Kids created machines to move a piece of chocolate 3 feet. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Engineering Process West Lyon student and Clover Kids...
A stack of smiles
Lester Friendly 4-Hers serve up pancakes and tradition Amy Lyon | Staff Writer The Lester Community Center was a hub of activity Friday, Feb. 7, during the Lester Friendly 4-Hers...
Warming hearts and ‘soles’
EVERY SOLE DESERVES A SOCK Megan Klapperich, PA-C at Avera, holds some socks that have been donated for the second-annual sock drive organized by Avera’s Community Engagement...
Current News
Current News
Story time!
Tristan Taylor | Editor On Saturday, Feb. 8, Inwood Public Library hosted its monthly story time....
Busting boredom on a snowy day
Up Close with Nature Isaiah Banda observes Mac the bull snake during a live animal feeding at the...
Lyon County attorney charged with OWI
Dominique Kooiker | Editor Recently-appointed Lyon County attorney, Nolan McGowan, was arrested...
The S.O. Report
Brian Hilt | Lyon County Sheriff Ringing in a new year is a time to reflect on the past year and...
Bolstering our border security and keeping fentanyl out of our communities
Randy Feenstra There’s no denying the United States has an opioid crisis. Unregulated, deadly...
President’s Cabinet
Q&A with Chuck Grassley Q: Why does the nation’s chief executive have a team of advisors known...
Justina Randy-Maria Bruggeman
By Sophia Niemeyer In the evening of March 1, 2006, Justina Randy-Maria Bruggeman, also known as...
Miles Richard Christiansen
By Opal Niemeyer Miles Richard Christiansen entered this world on a spring April day. The 12th of...
Elliot David Snyders
By Kyndra Gramstad On the chilly day of January 19th, 2007, the one and only Elliot David Snyders,...
Jersey Jane Hawf
By Olivia Feucht Jersey Jane Hawf, also known as “Jers” or “J”, was born on a cold winter’s day....
Thirteen Wildcats Selected for Wayne State Honor Choir
Several West Lyon students (pictured right) were selected to sing in the Wayne State Honor Choir...
January Students of the Month
The Students of the Month for December are: Front row: Malison Rentschler (Service), Erica...
Obituaries
Leonaard Spaans
89 Orange City, Iowa February 1, 2025 Leonard Spaans, 89, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at Orange City Health Hospital in Orange City.Funeral service was Wednesday, Feb. 5, at Netherlands Reformed Congregation, Rock Valley, Iowa, with...
Allan Knutson
88 Sioux Falls, South Dakota February 6, 2025 Allan Knutson, 88, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2025. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb 14, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory, Sioux Falls. Funeral service will...
West Lyon Jazz Band Starts Their Season Off With A Bang!
By Kyndra Gramstad On Thursday, January 23rd the West Lyon Jazz Band traveled down to Iowa Lakes for their first competition of the season. The team placed 2nd behind South Central Calhoun. Director Jade Bolin mentioned that, “Our music this year is some of the...
William Winter
62 Larchwood, Iowa January 26, 2025 William “Bill” Winter, 62, of Larchwood, Iowa, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service was Thursday, Jan. 30, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Inwood, Iowa, with interment in...
Gene Larsen
95 Viborg, South Dakota January 27, 2025 Gene Larsen, 95, formerly of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg, South Dakota. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at Abiding Savior Free...
Dallas De Jong
81 Sioux Center, Iowa January 24, 2025 Dallas De Jong, 81, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at Sioux Center Health in Sioux Center. Celebration of life service was Friday, Jan. 31, at Carmel Reformed Church, Carmel, Iowa. Survivors include six...
Ruth Vande Stroet
76 Rock Valley, Iowa January 30, 2025 Ruth Vande Stroet, 76, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Funeral service was Tuesday, Feb. 4, at First Reformed Church, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley. Survivors include...
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...
Sports
Season-high in points
Jerrence Knoblock goes up with the basketball for a layup in West Lyon’s game against Sibley-Ocheyedan. The Wildcats defeated the Generals 86-40 Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Inwood. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Sophomore reserve guard Easton De Jong (4) glides toward the basket with...
Mini-skid snapped
West Lyon girls’ basketball Imposing first quarter fuels Wildcats to win over Unity Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor West Lyon 25-10-5-17 57Unity Christian 9-15-8-9 41INWOOD – Playing for the first time outside of the Class 2A’s rankings this season, West Lyon bounced...
Kooi caps year in Coralville
West Lyon junior Eliana Kooi works to flip Osage’s Aubrey Chapman during their first-round bout at 145 pounds. Despite taking a 13-0 lead through two periods, Kooi was later pinned by Chapman in the bout at the IGHSAU State Championships. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Junior...
Boys compete for state as a team
Junior Eliana Kooi grapples at 145 pounds with Osage’s Aubrey Chapman. Kooi, the fourth-seeded wrestler at her weight, dropped the first-round matchup to Chapman. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) West Lyon boys’ wrestling Wildcats unable to secure 1A slot in Coralville for dual...
JVR Wildcats Show Up the Warriors
By Zoe Kellenberger Friday, January 31, the JVR Wildcats team prevailed over the Sioux Center Warriors 70-49.This was an exceptional game for the Wildcats, considering that the Warriors had a pretty solid line up. Even though Sioux Center may have been able to get...
Lady Wildcats Crush the Generals in an Impressive Victory
By Sophia Niemeyer On Tuesday February 4, the West Lyon JV Girls Basketball team had a home game against Sibley-Ocheyedan, defeating them in a massive 52-15 victory.The Wildcat’s defense started off strong but it wasn’t until the second quarter until the offense was...
The West Lyon JV Girls Basketball Team Takes a Hard Loss to Sioux Center
By Opal Niemeyer On Friday, January 31 the JV girls basketball team lost 40-55 to the Sioux Center Warriors, but improved from their previous game against the Warriors, impressing their coach Alyssa Kock.The girls had a strong momentum going into the game showing the...
JV Girls vs Western
By Kayla Jenson On Thursday the 30th the West Lyon Junior Varsity girls basketball team traveled to Hull to face the Western Christian Wolfpack, ending the night with a well-deserved win of 35 to 23.The girls have been working hard which was shown right away in the...