Delaney Phillips Zoe Kellenberger Tristan Taylor | Editor 2024’s Miss Lester and Little Miss Lester were officially crowned Wednesday, May 29. This year’s Miss Lester is Zoe Kellenberger, daughter of Michele and Ladell Kellenberger. Little Miss Lester is Delaney...
CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS AT THE NEW CLINIC The team at Sanford Rock Rapids Clinic gathers outside for a photo. The Sanford Clinic celebrated its fifth anniversary May 1. Sanford Rock Rapids had 99,979 patient encounters in the five years at the new clinic. That number...
Isaac Yeager | Staff Intern The Lyon County Board of Supervisors met at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, to discuss rezoning on a stretch of private property, passing budget amendments and planned road maintenance.Kristi Robinson requested approval to build another rural...
A preview of Alvord Day 2024 Tristan Taylor | Editor Summer has unofficially started and the first of our area’s town celebrations is just around the corner. The City of Alvord will be celebrating its annual Alvord Day Saturday, June 1, with a day of events for the...
Lyon County Opioid Committee prepares for action Dominique Kooiker | Editor The United States is facing an opioid crisis. Recently, the nation, the state of Iowa and Lyon County have been taking steps to combat this crisis.The Iowa Attorney General’s office is working...
Danielle Raveling—clinical therapist at Rising Hope in Rock Rapids Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Dominique Kooiker | Editor Even though May is designated as Mental Health Awareness Month, Danielle Raveling of Rising Hope LLC in Rock Rapids strives to bring...
Continuing his education Jacob Ven Huizen, choral director at West Lyon, ended his final year with the school as he plans to continue his education for a doctorate in the musical arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this fall. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan...
Off to new adventures Shane Peterson, industrial tech teacher at West Lyon, will be leaving at the end of this school year to accept a position as the dean of applied technology at Northwest Iowa Community College. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor As the...
Cooperative Energy has been helping the local communities in Lyon County with energy needs since 1933. Not only do our employees live, shop, and dine locally, but being a Co-op, many of our members raise beef themselves. The energy we provide is crucial to beef...
Congrats to the following West Lyon students who competed in the State SkillsUSA competition this spring. Those receiving a gold medal will be advancing to compete in the national contest in Atlanta, Georgia, June 24-28.Koen Metzger- Gold in Aviation MechanicsLiam...
Honored by University of Iowa IOWA CITY - Cade Metzger of Larchwood was one of 32 students enrolled in the Henry B. Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa who received annual awards presented by the department of accounting.Metzger received the...
Letters to the Editor Up until this point I have not really responded to letters from the incumbent. I had hoped there would be a debate or forum where these topics could be covered. However, the Republican party decided not to host one this election. I believe that...
Letter to the Editor I have never, and will never, run a negative campaign. I am a man of faith, integrity, and honesty, and those tactics simply wouldn’t sit right with me. It has been the greatest honor to serve our wonderful community as a law enforcement officer...
Dear Lyon County Voters:I am writing to express my strong support of our current Sheriff Steward Vander Stoep in his re-election. I have known Stewart for over thirty years. He is a man of faith and integrity, and I believe that he is the best person for this job.One...
Welcome to the BanquetWest Lyon FFA Sentinel, Robbyn Feucht, giving the welcome address for the annual FFA banquet and awards ceremony. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) 2024-25 FFA OfficersDuring the annual FFA Banquet, the new officer team was inducted for the next school...
Community Service Around the County These junior high students from West Lyon spent one of their last school days doing community service throughout Lester. They cleaned up in and around the community center, as well as stained some equipment at the local park....
A progressive meal FCCLA members, Avery Schoening and Makinley Koedam, serving pulled pork sliders with pineapple as part of a progressive meal at the Night with the STARS event. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Serving up specialty drinks Brothers Tom and Mark Rentschler were...
Newly Crowned Miss Inwood Opal Niemeyer, daughter of Grant and Jane Niemeyer, was crowned Miss Inwood 2024 at this year’s pageant. She will be a representative for the City of Inwood at many events this summer. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor The annual...
Making memories with her students Dawn Folkerts, kindergarten teacher at Inwood Christian School, will be retiring this year after 38 years in education. She said some of her fondest memories were from the experiences her students got to go through. (Photo/Tristan...
ASSISTING A COMMUNITY NONPROFIT Alexis Austin, Koury Serck and Aubrey Metzger were part of the Central Lyon CAPS program during the spring semester. They worked with ATLAS of Lyon County on several projects including setting up a 5K fundraiser on Memorial Day weekend...