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...
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 establishing and maintaining relationships with existing business, industry, governmental and...
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 doing. And yet, that is exactly what over 30 West Lyon students have been practicing over...
Snow Covered Street | Snow covers Main Street in Inwood as Lyon County saw snowfall and below-zero temperatures Monday, Jan. 13. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Temperatures drop and rebound in Lyon County Tristan Taylor | Editor Lyon County and surrounding areas had the first...
Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Lyon County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 8:30 a.m. to hear from Cindy Harpenau, a representative of Mid-Sioux Opportunity (a nonprofit dedicated to fighting poverty in northwest Iowa), talk with Melissa Stillson,...
Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Head Start and the Child Development Center are recruiting 3- and 4-year-old children for the 2025-2026 school year.Head Start centers are located in Akron, Cherokee, Ida Grove, Le Mars, Orange City, Rock Valley, Rock Rapids and Sioux Center....
Robin Opsahl |Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, delivering her Condition of the State message last Tuesday, said the state needs to take action on disaster recovery in the wake of 2024 floods and tornadoes, in addition to laying out policies she said can...
NEXT LEVEL HEALTH AND FITNESS Kayla Engleman is founder and owner of Next Level Health and Fitness, located in Rock Rapids and Larchwood. Engleman is a certified personal trainer, nutrition coach and registered nurse. (Photo/Submitted) REROOTED WELLNESS Dr. Jess Daale...
RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY Ignite Gym & Fitness had a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Jan. 13. Pictured, left to right, Arlan Moss, mayor; Braxton, Kadence, Nate and Allie Van Kley; AJ, Rowan, Shanae and Stevie Vander Waal; Shelly Van Otterloo; Don and Mary...
By Olivia Feucht Jovie Lucinda Stensland made her way into the world on a nice summer day of July 12th, 2007. She was adored by her parents Katie Pieschke and Jason and Paige Stensland. A few years went by and the family kept growing. Jovie is now an older sister to...
By Malison Rentschler Rakel Mardell Herman, also known as Wookie, was born on July 29, 2007 to her parents Carrie and Chris. Rakel rounded off the Herman family, being the youngest of two older sisters, Shelby (21) and Shanah (26). Rakel’s role model is her oldest...
By Sophia Niemeyer Koen Garrett Metzger, also known as Sheep Dog, White Snake, or Coco, was born on August 29, 2006, to his parents, Jordan and Masondra Metzger. Koen was later followed by his six younger siblings: Liam (16), Imena (14), Haislee (10), Geir (8), Naux...
By Sophia Niemeyer On November 2, 2006, Tobias Scott Stensland, better known as Toby to his classmates, was welcomed into the world by his parents, Travis and Chelsea Stensland, and his older brother, Elias (21). Toby was followed later by his two younger siblings:...
By Zoe Kellenberger Patrick John Halma, known as Pat or Patty to most, was born on the beautiful spring day of April 13, 2006 to his loving parents, Loren (44) and Mindy (41). Not long after, his sister, Bailee (17) was born.Patrick’s role model would be Evan Faber...
Open House Larchwood Public Library hosted an open house Saturday, Jan. 11, so show off its many updates and renovations. Pictured are several members of the library board and employees along with Sen. Jeff Taylor. Front Row: Sylvia Vant Hul and Cindy Van Voorst. Back...
A new kind of club The Bakery in Larchwood is starting a new Bake Club, bringing community members together while decorating fresh-baked goods. Pictured is an example of February’s Valentine’s Day painted cookies.(Photo/Submitted Kelly Lynch) The Bakery to start new...
TEAMWORK AND CREATIVITY West Lyon third-grader Carlee Dieters, left, and second-grader Frances Metzger display their zoo entrance sign they made for their Lego zoo at Clover Kids Jan. 7. The girls teamed up and talked through their vision, as Frances made the letters...
Merry FINCHmas West Lyon’s Wildlife and Fisheries class is winner of the Christmas with Conservation Christmas tree vote. Their bird themed tree was titled “Merry FINCHmas,” and decorated with wooden birds. Front row: Alan Vargas, Emma Poppens, Kaitlyn TerWee, Taylor...
Welcomed with a Smile From left to right: Jill Metzger, Anita Van Veldhuizen and Harriet Metzger welcomed people to the Alvord Community Center during its open house celebration. They helped people get signed up for memberships to use the new facilities....
DES MOINES – Starting in December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) began contacting producers to gather data about land ownership, income, expenses, debt, assets, demographic and landlord characteristics to provide...