Working on the Farm Chet Mogler and Janae Metzger talking with several West Lyon students about careers with Mogler Farms during this year’s Lyon County Career Exploration Day. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) A Career with Animals West Lyon students Joeli Van Beek and Kiersten...
MILLER BECOMES NEW OWNER OF NEW CENTURY PRESS Lisa Miller, formerly chief operating officer of New Century Press, became the company’s owner as of January 1, 2026. (Photo/Submitted) Miller leads New Century Press as owner Sara Stadem | NCP Editor sstadem@ncppub.com...
Tristan Taylor | Editor ttaylor@ncppub.com On Wednesday, Jan. 28, the Inwood Kiwanis Club met for its bi-weekly meeting. As part of this week’s meeting, Kiwanis welcomed Jerod Reinking and Noreen Greer, the secondary and elementary principals respectively from West...
Terry Bruinsma will serve as the next superintendent of the West Lyon Community School District, pending official board of education approval. Bruinsma comes to the district with 14 years of experience in school administration, serving as principal of Spirit Lake...
Robin Opsahl | Iowa Capital Dispatch iowacapitaldispatch.com President Donald Trump touted plans to approve legislation allowing year-round sale of E-15 fuel and promoted his tax cuts Tuesday in Clive — but largely left out comments on immigration enforcement efforts...
By Katelyn Berentschot On Saturday, January 24, 23 West Lyon students and 4 coaches–Miranda Goodchild, Bill Lombard, Kairee Treinen, and Joshua DeNobles–traveled to Spencer to compete in the District Large Group Speech Contest. 11 groups competed at the District...
By Eliana Kooi Born on June 18, 2007, Evan was welcomed into this world by his parents Nick and Amy Hildring and just a few years later, his younger brother, Owen (15), came to follow in his footsteps. Outside of school, Evan is a hard worker and you can occasionally...
By Alyssa Hoogestraat On June 17th, 2007, the world was blessed with a ray of sunshine, Emery Louise Koch. Emery, otherwise known as Em or Koch, is the daughter of Nick and Evie Koch and an older sister to Mallorie. Emery has had many lovely people to look up to, but...
By Savannah Smith On a cold fall night of November 27th 2007, Ryan decided to join the world. Ryan was welcomed by his proud parents Christy and Seth Bahnson and his older siblings Andraya (now 21) and Benjamin (now 19). Later on the Bahnsons decided to complete their...
By Nevaeh Van Dyke Kayla Marie Knoblock was born January 9th, 2008, to loving parents Trent and Heather. Kayla was the final piece in the Knoblock family puzzle after her two older brothers Korey and Kerrick. Along with this big family, Korey has his wife Trissa that...
Adults have an issue with stress. According to a survey from the American Psychological Association released in December 2022, more than one in four Americans indicated they expected to experience more stress at the start of 2023 than they had at the start of 2022....
Reducing consumption of sugary drinks like soda may improve health outcomes after a colorectal cancer diagnosis. The World Health Organization reports that colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, accounting for roughly 10 percent of all cancer...
Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com Life has a funny way of bringing people back to where it all started. For Pete Menage, nothing could be truer. In just seven years of coaching, Menage has been at five different schools, from Pullman, Washington, to...
The West Lyon Wildbots Pictured are the West Lyon Wildbots, the school’s First LEGO League team. They competed at the state event in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Saturday, Jan. 24, winning the chance to compete at a world competition later this year. Front Row: Owen...
ADAM STEEN Adam Steen speaks during a meet-and-greet event in Inwood Saturday, Jan. 24. Steen served as director of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services for the last five years before resigning Aug. 19 to launch his campaign as a Republican candidate in the...
Preview of this year’s speech competitions Tristan Taylor | Editor ttaylor@ncppub.com Several school activities are officially starting their seasons at West Lyon as the second semester kicks off this month. Two such groups are large group and individual speech with...
The Old Hospital Pictured is the old Canton Hospital in Canton, South Dakota. This was the facility from before 1975, when the first of many reconstruction projects was completed. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Empowering Community Tristan Taylor | Editor ttaylor@ncppub.com...
Randy’s Roundup Randy Feenstra | District Representative Since being elected to Congress, I have been committed to ensuring Iowa taxpayer dollars are used correctly and safeguarded from fraud. Families who work hard for their money do not deserve to have their...
Tristan Taylor | Editor ttaylor@ncppub.com Eleven teams from West Lyon Community School competed in the District Large Group Speech meet on Saturday, January 24. The competition was hosted in Spencer. Out of the 11 groups attending the event, eight receiveda score of...
KidsTalkAboutGod.org “If you love Jesus, you keep his commandments, and he will give you a helper,” says Vincent, 7, If you want to make people angry, tell them what to do. Give them some commandments. If you want to make people fighting angry, tell them there’s...