Easton DeJong (13) and Jaxton DeJong (12) celebrating after a brother-to-brother trick play resulted in a touchdown. (Photo/Calif Poncy) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com For the first time all season, a game involving the West Lyon Wildcats was in the...
The Pinnacle of FFAEthan Van Regenmorter was recently honored with the FFA American Degree, the highest honor an FFA member can receive nationally. Van Regenmorter was honored during the FFA National Convention Saturday, Nov. 1. (Photo/Submitted) Tristan Taylor |...
2025 Election Recap Tristan Taylor | Editor ttaylor@ncppub.com On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, voters across the county made their way to the polls to decide on local positions of city council, mayor and school board. Even with some hotly-contested races in Lyon...
While celebrating their 90th birthdays recently, John and Eunice McCarty of Larchwood posed for a five-generation photo. The great-great-grandparents are pictured in front. Back row, from left, Jodie Hoogendoorn, great-grandmother; Terry Penning, grandfather;...
Harvesting the Test Plots West Lyon FFA members harvesting their test plot Oct. 1. They are aided by Dave Ranschau, Jeff Blauwet and the entire CFE team in the endeavor. (Photo/Submitted) Kenzie Koedam | FFA Chapter Reporter On Wednesday, Oct. 1, West Lyon FFA members...
Peek into the Past Pam Fluit (right) took second place in the discus event with a throw of 29 feet and nine-and-a-half inches, while judge Bill Lombard (far left) watches. This track and field event took place in April, 1985.
By Katelyn Berentschot On the morning of February 28, 2008 Leah Kathryn Blauwet, known as Pounds to her softball team, entered the Blauwet family. Her brothers, Kael (22) and Gage (19), were so overjoyed by a brand new sister and thought she was a wonderful completion...
By Alyssa Hoogestraat Eliana Beth Kooi, known to many as Ellie, was born to John and Susan Kooi on July 9th, 2007. Little did they know, Eliana would become royalty one day when she was crowned homecoming queen. She is a sibling to Austin, William, Joshua, and Maggie....
By Eliana Kooi Born on June 13th, 2007, Evan decided to complete the Rose family, joining his parents Jesse and Dana as well as his older sister Amber. Though it might seem like Evan and Amber are quite peaceful now, this dynamic sibling duo was not always this way....
By Nevaeh Van Dyke It was an eventful day January 5, 2008, because little Chloe ‘Clorri’ Beth Van Essen was born. Ever since then she’s been a fun-loving go-getter with every person she’s made a friend with. In her family is her mother Amber Van Essen and father Heath...
By Savannah Smith The week of November 10-14th West Lyon will be having an exciting week. It is American Education Week. For this week, the West Lyon Education Association (WLEA) has lots of plans to get the Wildcats excited about the excellence in the nation’s public...
Teamwork (Left to right) Vivienne Reinke, Owen Davelaar and Lennox Leloux, students at Inwood Christian School, work together unpacking books and placing them on the shelf in alphabetical order. The school spent time helping to put together the Inwood Public Library...
FINISHED PRODUCT Bristol Stensland, left, and Lena Palmer pose by the contraption they made to move four acorns 3 feet at West Lyon Clover Kids Tuesday, Nov. 4. (Photo/Amy Lyon) West Lyon students kick off new year of hands-on learning Amy Lyon | Staff Writer...
CLOSE-UP EXPERIENCE A girl feels a turkey head replica held by naturalist Dayton Buntjer during the first session of Little Sprouts at the Lyon County Nature Center Friday, Nov. 7. (Photo/Amy Lyon) Little Sprouts gobble up turkey facts at nature center Amy Lyon |...
Packing Up Anthony Thorne grabs books off the shelf at the Inwood Public Library to pack away in boxes. He and his mother were a part of the crowd helping move the library this past week to its temporary location. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Inwood Kiwanis Club president,...
Coffee with Conservation County naturalist, Dayton Buntjer, hosting October’s Coffee with Conservation program at the Lyon County Nature Center. This month she discussed the different owls and bats native to Iowa. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Close Inspection This model of...
A thank you Pictured is the Veterans Day program hosted at West Lyon Community School last year. Elementary students hold up signs with “thank you” written on them to the veterans in attendance. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Area schools to host Veterans Day programs Tristan...
MY FAIR LIMEY The River Valley Players’ production of “My Fair Limey” by Thomas Hischak will be presented in the Forster Community Center Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 13-15. The meal will begin at 6 p.m. and the show will start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30. For tickets, visit...
At Inwood’s Fellowship Village, a resident hands candy to a young girl dressed as Anna from the movie “Frozen.” Many of the young trick-or-treaters interacted with Fellowship Village residents Halloween night. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) (Left to right) Amy Bouwman, Everly...
Pictured are the National Honor Society Inductees at West Lyon in the 1985-1986 school year.