Tristan Taylor | Editor With Thanksgiving over and the last of the leftover turkey sitting in the fridge, many are now turning their attention to the Christmas season. As the season draws closer, several towns in the West Lyon area will be hosting Christmas events to...
Members of the Lester Friendly 4-Hers club went to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Nov. 18 to help with the “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” fundraiser to collect food and other donations for the St. Francis House. Participation in the event was the club’s November community...
Members of the Country Kids 4-H made Christmas table decorations for Fellowship Village during their November meeting. (Photos/Submitted) PROJECT AWARDS PRESENTEDMembers of the Country Kids 4-H Club were presented with project awards during the club’s November...
Season of giving Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer During the holiday season, it can be easy to get caught up in the festivities, decorations and twinkling lights, but this season is also for remembering to give and share. This year, New Century Press will have a...
Learning about NatureMadelyn Maassen looks at a caterpillar’s cocoon during nature storytime at the Larchwood Library. (Photo/Tristan Taylor StorytimeEmily Ostrander reading at the Larchwood Library as part of a nature storytime program Tuesday, Nov. 26. The day was...
American Degree RecipientsJesse Wulf and Nathan Knapp, former members of West Lyon FFA, received their American Degrees for years of hard work in FFA. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer After years of hard work and dedication, two former FFA students...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer Bethlehem Lutheran in Inwood will be hosting a special ceremony the evening of Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m., as the congregation lights up their new nativity scene for the first time. This comes after not having a nativity scene last year due to...
Trivia ChampionsThe top-two teams of the ThinkFast Interactive program at West Lyon. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Dancing SpiritJoshua Nelson busts a move and does the worm to impress the audience during a dance competition. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) High EnergyAlan Weiner,...
Fruits of their laborAlternative ag students, Ellen Roemen, Sophia Niemeyer, Sydnee Kammrad, Earl Moser, Brody Martin and Peter Rens, hold their first successful lettuce harvest. (Photo/Submitted Katherine Newhouse) Fresh FoodAlternative ag teacher Katherine Newhouse...
Bringing the Community TogetherMembers of the Inwood community gathered together to enjoy rolls and coffee for the kickoff to the Community Center Rebuilding Project. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer The City of Inwood hosted a kickoff event for...
Local Business WinnersAustin Bruggeman, Adelyn Bruggeman and Brienna Bruggeman with Larchwood’s Freedom Brew won a $2,000 grant for business expansion. (Photo/Submitted Steve Simons) Giving a final pitchBrienna Bruggeman gives her pitch at The BIG Challenge pitch...
GENERAL ASSISTANCE LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONDuring the month of November, leadership of General Assistance program for Lyon County will transition from Lisa Rockhill (left), Lyon County service coordinator, to Melissa Stillson (right), administrator for Health Services of...
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Amy Jones | Human Sciences Specialist, Food and Health The most wonderful time of the year is already here. Some of us stay home for Thanksgiving; others travel to visit relatives or friends. Regardless of the destination,...
Thanking those who served Lanny Meendering is greeted and thanked by a student at Inwood Christian School after the Veterans Day program Friday, November 10. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer Schools in the West Lyon area celebrated Veterans Day...
Looking back on 50 years since the Gitchie Manitou mass murder SITE OF A 50-YEAR-OLD TRAGEDY Fifty years ago, on Nov. 17, 1973, Gitchie Manitou State Preserve was the site of the worst multiple murder in Lyon County history. Stewart Baade, Dana Baade, Roger Essem and...
Award Winner West Lyon student Ellen Roemen won a county and regional poster contest with the theme of “One Water.” (Photo/Tristan Taylor) All connectedEllen Roemen’s winning conservation poster with the theme, “One Water”, shows a dirty stream running into a clean...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor The 2023 city/school election drew a bit more attention than is typical with West Lyon school district voters being asked to consider a $19.8 million general obligation bond for a school facility addition and renovation project...
Mackenzie DeJong | Human Sciences Specialist, Family Wellbeing, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach The holiday season brings plenty of changes, festivities and time at home for children. How they handle it all is affected by their temperament.Temperament,...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer The Lyon County Conservation Foundation will be starting a new tradition this holiday season. “Christmas with Conservation” will encourage various businesses or families throughout the Lyon County area to sponsor and decorate a Christmas...
Danielle Raveling will be offering therapy services at Rising Hope Counselling LLC in its Rock Rapids office. Rising Hope’s mission is to reduce barriers for people to access hope and to provide quality mental health services in rural areas. Rising Hope is fulfilling...