Ms. DeWandel Ms. Mulder Ms. Mulder Thank you for all you have done! Ms. DeWandel By Tobias Stensland Kris DeWandel has been teaching for 36 years, she has spent 33 of those years teaching here at West Lyon, two and a half years at Brookings, South Dakota and half a...
Dana Peschon Shane Peterson Jacob Ven Huizen Wishing you all the best on your next adventure! Dana Peschon By Patrick Halma Dana Peschon who has been teaching not only special education, but also physical education for West Lyon over the last eight years will now say...
By Samantha Feikema On Friday May 3, the West Lyon Junior High Track and Field teams headed to Hull. The team competed against Central Lyon, Sibely-Ocheyden, Boyden Hull and Rock Valley. Both the boys and girls West Lyon team took second placing as a team at the...
By Tobias Stensland On Tuesday, May 7th the Junior High Track and Field team had a home meet. They were up against the Central Lyon, George-Little Rock, West Sioux Hawarden, Boyden-Hull, and Rock Valley teams. The only problem for the night was some teams didn’t use...
To the Citizens of Lyon County,For the past twelve years, it has been an honor and privilege to serve you as the Lyon County Sheriff. As you may be aware, an individual is running against me for the position of Lyon County Sheriff, but I hope you will give me the...
I was asked to write a letter listing a few reasons a change in leadership at the Sheriff’s Office is in the best interest of Lyon County. So, in this letter I will briefly address a few of the reasons.To start, the morale of the team at the Sheriff’s Office is low...
ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO REACH OUT Michael Henning, therapist with Creative Living Center, recently completed a CAMS-care course. CAMS-care (collaborative assessment and management of suicidality) is a form of suicide prevention therapy that focuses on one-on-one...
Des Moines, IA (readMedia)-- State Treasurer Roby Smith is celebrating 529 Day with the College Savings Iowa 529 plan by giving away a $1,000 account contribution. “The cost of education is rising, and saving ahead of time is one of the best ways to help your children...
Free virtual showing offered at ISU Extension and Outreach Sioux County Office ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Iowa State University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Lallemand Animal Nutrition will co-host the fifth biennial Silage for Beef Conference June 20. This year’s...
Producers should attend to certify or renew their certification ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification trainings in northwest Iowa during the month of June.These trainings will focus on...
Jade Bolin directs the West Lyon Symphonic Band during the Senior Showcase Concert. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Miguel Hernandez, Ethan Feikema and Landon Pottebaum all received the Music Merit Award in celebration of their leadership and participation in both band and...
Volunteer of the Year Rob Horstman (left) was presented the 2024 Outstanding Community Service Award by Paul Kippley (right) at the Inwood Community Fair. Horstman is pastor at First Reformed Church and volunteers at multiple organizations throughout Inwood....
Lauryn Martin Landon Pottebaum Tristan Taylor | Editor Seniors of West Lyon High School will soon be saying goodbye to their school. The commencement ceremony will take place Saturday, May 11, at 4 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. Senior speakers for this year’s...
CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in Rock Rapids celebrated its five-year anniversary Wednesday, May 1 with an open house. During the open house, Craig Hohn, CEO and hospital administrator, presented a speech celebrating the hospital’s...
Fifth-grade students, Hadley Ageson and Weston Kroger, playing the clarinet with the fifth-grade band. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor On Thursday, May 2, the West Lyon Music Department hosted its Spring Concert for middle school and junior high...
CITY OF INWOOD A representative from the City of Inwood received a mini grant to be used for picnic tables. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) INWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE Representatives from Inwood Fire and Rescue received a mini grant to be used for SCBA tanks. (Photo/Dominique...
By Andrea Kampmann On April 23, 2005 Marilyn and Darin welcomed Landon Dean Pottebaum into their lives. He was also welcomed home by his 4 older siblings: Alicia, Kailtlyn, Cody, and Ethan. Landon proudly says that his role models are his parents; they’ve had many...
by Tobias Stensland On the 29th day of June in the year 2006, Barak Rinkenberger was brought onto this planet by his parents Isaac and Melissa. He has six other siblings, Rebekah who is 22, Noah aged 20, Caleb and Joshua who are now 14, along with Julia who’s 11, and...
By Tessa Boysen On Thursday, April 25 the West Lyon Junior High Track and Field teams headed to Sibley. The team competed against Okoboji, Harris Lake Park, Sibley-Ocheyedan, HMS, and Sioux Central. They didn’t get an overall ranking of the whole track meet, but they...
In honor of National Poetry Month, the Mass Media class will run a 5-week series featuring the poems of Mrs. Bahnson’s fourth grade class. The fifth week of poems are below. Wrestling (List Poem)By Kendall FlierWrestlingPinsWrestling...