Tristan Taylor | Editor In celebration of the new year, The West Lyon Herald reached out to community members to ask what their New Year’s resolution are this year. Their answers are below: Michelle Nelson“My resolution for the year is to try to take a deep breath and...
Honored to serve HumanityHarriet Metzger of Alvord, left, shares a laugh during her retirement party Thursday, Dec. 28, at Avera Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital of Rock Rapids. Metzger celebrated her 52-year nursing career with family, friends and colleagues,...
Honored to serve HumanityHarriet Metzger of Alvord, left, shares a laugh during her retirement party Thursday, Dec. 28, at Avera Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital of Rock Rapids. Metzger celebrated her 52-year nursing career with family, friends and colleagues,...
New Library DirectorLaura Olson, new director for Inwood Public Library, began her new position at the beginning of this year. (Photo/Submitted Carol Vander Kolk) Tristan Taylor | Editor Inwood Public Library has seen a change in leadership, as the former director...
Robin Opsahl | Iowa Capital Dispatch The Republican Party of Iowa has announced precinct locations for the 2024 Republican presidential caucuses.Iowa Republicans will caucus at 7 p.m. Jan. 15, 2024, holding the first contest in the GOP presidential nominating cycle....
FRIENDLY SNAKE GREETINGDuring Winter Boredom Buster Day, Arlo Hamann Nelson pets a snake at the Lyon County Nature Center Wednesday, Dec. 27. (Photo/Madalynn Van Der Weerd) Lyon County Conservation hosts winter activities Dominique Kooiker | Editor On Wednesday, Dec....
A look back at the year 2023 January 4West Lyon graduate and Alvord resident, Kory Kock, has had to overcome a number of challenges no 20-year-old could ever imagine. On April 25, 2022, he was involved in a head-on collision and suffered a traumatic brain injury and...
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HOPEFULVivek Ramaswamy, 2024 Republican presidential candidate hopeful, hosted a town hall meeting at Pizza Ranch in Rock Rapids Wednesday, Dec. 27, as part of his campaign preceding the Iowa Caucus Jan. 15. Ramaswamy fielded a variety of...
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, attended the Republican 4th Congressional District convention in Carroll April 23, 2022. (Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Robin Opsahl | Iowa Capital Dispatch U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra announced Wednesday, Dec. 20, he will...
Helping HandsThe Moen family put together hot cocoa packages for the Inwood Food Bank that would be given to sponsored families this Christmas season. (Photo/Submitted Jenn Jenson) Baskets of LoveWith money donated from a local family, laundry baskets like this one...
Shauna Steiner Shauna Steiner Natalie (Hassebroek) Bohlke Tristan Taylor | Editor As the year closes out and more time is being spent with the ones we love, it is often a time to look back and reflect on all that has happened to us. In celebration of the holiday...
DANIELLE RAVELING Rising Hope therapist discusses cyberbullying Dominique Kooiker | Editor As students go on winter break, some may escape the bullying that goes on at school, but, thanks to technology, many will not get away from bullying entirely. Many kids have...
Hall of Fame InducteeWarren Egebo, 1968 graduate from West Lyon, was inducted into the National Gym Association’s Hall of Fame in recognition of years of work. (Photo/Submitted Warren Egebo) On Nov. 18 at the National Gym Association’s Universe Championships in...
Around the ‘Fishmas’ TreeStudents in the West Lyon wildlife and fisheries class stands around their Christmas tree at the Lake Pahoja Nature Center. They decorated with the theme of “Merry Fishmas.” Luca Knoblock | FFA Reporter The wildlife and fisheries class is in...
Open HouseAn open house Thursday, Dec. 21, celebrated library director Donna Bos’ retirement. Library board members, left to right: Mary Ven Ginkel, Hennie Serck, Donna Bos, Paula Blank, Rita De Vaul and Mary Stai. Tristan Taylor | Editor The Inwood Public Library...
By Paige Thiessen This week marked the 21st year that West Lyon has participated in the community blood bank blood drive! The bloodmobile made its way to West Lyon where many students and staff contributed to the cause. This year the Wildcat community donated 15 units...
Raising Your Voices TogetherAt the end of West Lyon’s Winter Concert Dec. 11, community members were invited to join in singing the “Hallelujah Chorus.” (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Music From the HeartDressed in their best Christmas sweaters, Cooper Carolan and Anthony...
Ring the BellsInwood Christian School kindergartener, Tatum Van Beek, playing the hand bells to the song “Joy to the World” at the school’s Christmas program. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor Students of Inwood Christian School performed in their annual...
Season of GivingGranite had its Christmas donation drive inside the implement building on the threshing bee grounds. On the left, donations for Call to Freedom were collected in Santa’s Sleigh. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Time for CommunityMany members of the Granite...
BLUE RIBBON FAIR AWARDOn Dec. 9, the Lyon County Fair Board received the Association of Iowa Fairs’ 2023 Blue Ribbon Fair Award representing the northwest district of the association at the organization’s 2023 conference and annual meeting in Des Moines. Pictured left...