Building Relationships
Making Relationships and Memories Kiann Blomgren works on a student’s hair while two other students braid hers. Blomgren recently went on a mission trip to Kenya, where she taught and built relationships with students at Pleasant Hope Academy, like the ones pictured here. (Photo/Submitted) Local resident returns from mission trip to Kenya Tristan Taylor |...
Funding medical advancements for the community
CREATING FUN FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS Funds from the 2025 Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital golf benefit are being used to create murals in two pediatric exam rooms at Avera...
Taking each day as it comes
Celebrating 100 Years Marion Matzen recently celebrated her 100th birthday alongside her family Feb. 18, marking the monumental achievement. A resident at Fellowship Village in...
Current News
Current News
Inwood Kiwanis Club announces yearly scholarship applications
Seniors living in Inwood that attend West Lyon Community School, Western Christian High School,...
Country Kids 4-H meeting
Peyton Hinderks | Chapter Reporter The March meeting of the Country Kids 4-H Club was recently...
It’s time to pass the Iowa Healthy Water Act
State Representative | Elinor Levin Every Iowan, every human, needs water to survive. Whether to...
Iowans deserve clean water — and we’re making progress
Mike Naig | Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Every Iowan deserves clean, safe drinking water. That’s...
How does Jesus turn our sorrow into joy?
KidsTalkAboutGod.org By Carey Kinsolving and Friends “Jesus turns your sadness into joy like...
Iowa House approves bill banning local civil rights protections above state law
Robin Opsahl | iowacapitaldispatch.com Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa House Republicans approved a...
It’s time to pass a strong farm bill
Randy’s Roundup Randy Feenstra | District Representative Historically, Congress would pass a farm...
Wildcats compete at individual speech districts
By Eliana Kooi This last Saturday, February 28, West Lyon sent 12 students to compete in the...
Tanner Michael Lynott
By Alyssa Hoogestraat On April 27, 2007 Tanner Michael Lynott stole the spotlight from his older...
Benjamin Wayne Meyer
By Katelyn Berentschot Benjamin Wayne Meyer was born on July 17, 2007 to his parents Wayne and...
Cody Joseph Snyders
By Nevaeh Van Dyke On the 27th of June in 2007, Cody Joseph Snyders was born as the oldest child...
Jared Timothy Ciesielski
By Savannah Smith On a very warm early summer day of June 8th, 2007, Jared was welcomed into the...
Obituaries
Mary Ann Bosler
93 Inwood, Iowa February 10, 2026 Mary Ann Bosler, 93 of Inwood, IA, died Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at Sanford Hospital of Canton, SD. Funeral service was Monday, February 16, at the Alvord (Old) Community Center with burial in Christ Lutheran Cemetery in Alvord,...
Vernon Serck
90 Inwood, Iowa January 30, 2026 Vernon “Cork” Serck, 90 of Inwood, IA passed away January 30, 2026, at Fellowship Village in Inwood, IA. Visitation with the family present will take place at Porter Funeral Home, 102 S. Main St., Inwood, Tuesday, February 17, at 12:30...
Roger Joachim
78 Larchwood, Iowa January 16, 2026 Roger Joachim, 78, of Larchwood, IA, passed away Friday, January 16, 2026, in Apache Junction, AZ. Memorial mass was Saturday January 31, 2026, at The Church of St. Mary in Larchwood, IA, with Monsignor Kenneth A. Seifried as...
Ruth Serck
89 Rock Valley, Iowa January 27, 2026 Ruth (Hauser) Serck, 89, a long-time resident of Rock Valley, died Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Arbor Springs, a Dementia Specific Skilled Nursing Facility, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Ruth had been a resident there since November...
Robert Kramer
88 Larchwood, Iowa January 23, 2026 Robert “Bob” Paul Kramer, 88, of Larchwood, Iowa, passed away peacefully at his home Friday, January 23, 2026. Bob was born January 31, 1937, in Hudson, South Dakota, to Paul and Bert (Schettler) Kramer. He was raised in Larchwood...
Charlotte Espeland
77 January 27, 2026 Charlotte “Char” Espeland, 77, went to her heavenly home Tuesday, January 27, 2026. A Celebration of Life will begin at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 4, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, rural Inwood, IA. Visitation with family present will be...
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...
Sports
Headed to State
After beating Riverside to earn a spot in the state tournament, the Wildcats huddled around West Lyon’s district-winner flag in celebration. (Photo/Kari Jurrens) Christie, West Lyon dominate Riverside to go to state Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com...
Wildcat boys take No. 1 Unity to OT
Jerrence Knoblock played a major part of West Lyon’s upset bid against Unity Christian, leading the team with six rebounds. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com Beating the same team three times in a single season is difficult. In the...
2026 Siouxland Conference Boys’ Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team *Dylan Bosma - Sr - Unity Christian, *Carter Kleinwolterink - Sr - Boyden-Hull, Tyce Van Donge - Jr - Unity Christian, Jacob Mulder - Jr - MOC/FV, Carter Brightwell - Sr - MOC/FV, Braedon Perez-Hietbrink - Jr - Sioux Center, Kaden Van Schepen - Sr - Rock...
2026 Siouxland Conference Girls Basketball All-Conference Teams
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE *Hudsyn Ranschau - Sr - Rock Valley, *Danika Hoogendoorn - Sr - Central Lyon, *Maryn Franken - Jr - Sioux Center, Haevyn Ranschau - Sr - Rock Valley, Taylor Rypkema - So - Central Lyon, Ava Carolan - Jr - West Lyon, Ady Jeltema - Sr - MOC/FV...
West Lyon fifth-grade Survival Field Trip
Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Teresa Kerkvliet’s fifth-grade class at West Lyon. On Thursday, February 18, us fifth graders of West Lyon Community School went to Lake Pahoja for an exciting winter survival field trip. There were four stations...
National Cheer Week
Football Front row (L to R): Olivia Metzger, Emersyn Rentschler, Kaitlynn Beldin, Kiersten Knueven, Row 2: Allison Lopez, and Kylie Hickman (Photo/Janna Severson) Basketball(Left to right) Brooklynn Rozeboom, Kiersten Knueven, Kaitlynn Beldin,Alexis Schleis,Joeli Van...
JV Boys Basketball closes the season with a win
By Alyssa Hoogestraat To end the boys basketball season, the JV Wildcats beat the Pioneers 66-53. The Wildcats fought hard throughout the game but the second half was a big turning point for them. Coach Chase VanderFeen commented, “They sat in a 2-3 zone for pretty...
The JVR Cats take a final win against Okoboji
By Alyssa Hoogestraat To end the 2026 JVR boys basketball season, West Lyon took the win against Okoboji, 51- 34. Okoboji started the game on a 12-4 run. Coach Clint Berentschot talks about some key points in the game, “I thought we did a really nice job of chipping...