By Olivia Feucht West Lyon journeyed to Sioux Center on Thursday, November 14, for a junior high wrestling meet. The Lady Wildcat wrestlers performed well.Evan Heyden, Rebekah Harmon, and Raenen Dorhout all placed first. Heyden won by fall over Shaylynn Ladenthin of...
By Kyndra Gramstad West Lyon hosted a junior high scramble on Monday, November 18. The Lady Wildcat wrestlers performed well at this beginning-of-the-week contest.The Cats had three first-place finishers. Mylie Husyer won by fall over Sergeant Bluff-Luton’s Jj Otaichy...
Thanksgiving is a peak day for home cooking fires in the U.S.Thanksgiving and the day before are the top two days in this country for the chance of a cooking fire to happen in someone’s home. Cooking causes an average of 158,400 home fires per year, which is 44% of...
A Crowd of Thank You’s The elementary students of West Lyon singing “Veterans March” during their Veterans Day Program. The students previously designed signs in appreciation of veterans, which they vigorously waved during their song. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) 10 Years...
PARTNERS IN THE HUNT Eric Harrold shows off his red-tailed hawk named Whiskey with his German Shorthaired Pointer dog named Daisey at his side. Harrold has been a falconer 35 years and presented on his experience with falconry at the Lake Pahoja Nature Center...
COMMUNITY AND PARENTAL SUPPORT Lori and Jerry Rens were in charge of the bidding numbers handed out to people at the FFA soup supper and auction Thursday night. Funds earned from the auction will go toward future agritourism trips taken by FFA students. (Photo/Tristan...
Tristan Taylor | Editor Christmas music will soon be filling the Inwood Museum once again. This will be the fifth annual Christmas performances and sing-along hosted at the former Methodist church on Oak Street. Starting the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 30,...
Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Lyon County Board of Supervisors met Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 8:30 a.m. to canvass the county’s election results, pass an amendment, set a public hearing for a budget amendment and take reports from the county engineer, Daryl...
Tristan Taylor | Editor The Inwood Kiwanis Club met Wednesday, Nov. 13, at noon in the Inwood Community Center meeting room. Following lunch and fellowship, the meeting was called to order the president, Randy Gacke.This year’s Santa Day Dec. 7 was discussed. It was...
Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Inwood City Council met Monday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m. to discuss bids for paving the North Side Addition, a proposal to alter the city’s retention ponds, updates to the ongoing insurance battle over the community center, updated building...
Iowa snowmobilers are no longer required to purchase and display an annual trail user permit, according to a new law that went into effect July 1, 2024. The law folded the trail user permit into the annual snowmobile registration fee, which will now be $30 plus...
By Malison Rentschler Zoe Min Kellenberger, also known as Zo, was welcomed into the Kellenberger family on October 11, 2011 to her parents Michele (56) and Ladell (63) Kellenberger, older sisters Ashley (married to Jon) and Mia, and older brothers Tate (fiancé Maddie)...
By Sophia Niemeyer Opal Henrietta Niemeyer, also known as Opa, was born on January 12 to her parents Grant and Jane Niemeyer. Opal didn’t hold the spotlight for long as she was quickly followed 6 minutes later by her twin sister, Sophia. They weren’t the only two for...
Gratitude Series By Olivia Feucht Something I am thankful for is the tight community our school and surrounding towns have.Being a senior and looking back at my years attending West Lyon, it has shown me just how lucky I’ve been to be a part of the community. With...
Gratitude Series By Malison Rentschler For this month of November, Mass Media students will take turns writing a short essay of what they are grateful for at West Lyon. One thing I am thankful for at West Lyon is the leadership organization of Family Career and...
Gratitude Series By Sophia Niemeyer Something that I am grateful for is the FFA organization that we have here at West Lyon.FFA has given me so many cool and amazing travel opportunities that I am so grateful for. I had never thought that I would be traveling outside...
THE LAND BEFORE THE LAKE Pictured is the original land of what would later become Lake Pahoja. Through the mid-1960s, the Lyon County Conservation Board bought 232 acres of land from six different landowners at a cost of $60,181.53. This land was for the Pioneer...
BRINGING SHAPES AND DINOSAURS TOGETHER West Lyon third grader Yoselyn Lopez smiles as she holds up her sticker picture creation. She creatively cut out shapes of clouds from hearts to complete her dinosaur art during one of the activities at Clover Kids Nov. 7...
Recap of this year’s election results Tristan Taylor | Editor Election Day, Nov. 5, saw over a million Iowans join their fellow Americans at the polls to decide the direction both this state and country will go in the next years. As of press deadline, the votes in...
New Location, Same Service Office manager Derek Kruid and Dr. Melissa Harberts stand outside the new location for Rock River Veterinary Clinic. The clinic was moved to Larchwood after its original location in Rock Rapids was destroyed by flooding. (Photo/Tristan...