4-H COUNTY COUNCIL A group of 4-H County Council representatives take a picture with Jill Postma, the county youth coordinator of the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, at the 4-H Foundation supper and awards ceremony July 24. (Photo/Amy Lyon) 4-H COMMUNITY...
“Photographed is Inwood Christian Reformed Church before any additions had been made to the building. The church itself was built in 1963, and first additions were made sometime in the 1970s.”
2025 Blood Run 5K female medalists Top female finishers of the Friends of Blood Run 5K were (left to right): Michele Solano, Rapid City, South Dakota, second 50+ at 45:00; Emira Belhaj, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, first 19-49 at 30:50; Carey Miller, Sioux Falls, first...
De Noble, Austin & Company PC, certified public accountants, recently released an audit report on Lyon County, Iowa.Lyon County’s governmental activities revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 were $18,858,706, compared to $18,306,835 for the fiscal year...
Class PictureThe West Lyon Community School class of 1975 recently celebrated their 50th reunion with a get-together at Meadow Acres Golf Course in Larchwood. (Photo/Submitted)Back Row (Left to Right): Eloise (Kuyper) Hoekstra, Ann (Vande Vooren) Boeve, Sue (Klein)...
Outstanding school year for athletics sees final two varsity teams head to state Following its 10-0 win over Okoboji, and the ensuing handshake line, West Lyon baseball celebrates its victory more before posing for a banner picture. Thanks to its mercy-rule defeat of...
FAMILY BONDING Laurie Stadler drives a tractor with her grandson, John Mark Klein, July 19 at the Granite Threshing Bee. (Photo/Amy Lyon) VINTAGE CORN SHELLER A group of Granite Threshermen help with the demonstration of a vintage corn sheller July 19 at the 41st...
MISS LYON COUNTY 2025 On Thursday, July 17, Kiann Blomgren, Miss Lester, was crowned Miss Lyon County 2025 during the Lyon County Fair Queen Contest at the Forster Community Center in Rock Rapids. Blomgren is the daughter of Jon and Tricia Blomgren. She was also voted...
ADVISOR TO THE QUEEN Hester De Groot, right, has been involved in the Lyon County Fair Queen Contest since the late 1990s. This year marks De Groot’s final year as head organizer of the contest. De Groot and her husband, Wes, left, have decided to retire from the Lyon...
History in Motion Granite Thresherman, Kody Heideman, drives a Thieman tractor pulling a cart full of wheat on the Granite Threshing Bee grounds. He and his fellow threshermen spent an afternoon leading up to the Threshing Bee harvesting their wheat field, this year...
West Lyon FFA members, Neil Knoblock and Perry Mogler, photographed together for qualifying to advance to the state competition. Knoblock competed in public speaking and Mogler in extemporaneous speaking.
Randy Feenstra On Wednesday, July 16, I had the privilege of being at the White House when President Trump signed the HALT Fentanyl Act into law. Joined by families who have tragically lost loved ones and children to an overdose, the ceremony was a sobering reminder...
SWEARING IN A NEW DEPUTYJackson Vander Windt, left, is sworn in as a Lyon County Sheriff’s Deputy by Sheriff Brian Hilt Wednesday, July 9. Vander Windt previously served as a deputy sheriff in Brule County, South Dakota. He also previously served as a correctional...
Buntjer hosts conservation program on camouflage Bringing Nature To UsLuke and Ruth Bonnema have a close look at a fox fur during a conservation program hosted at the Inwood Public Library. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | EditorOn Thursday, July 10, Lyon...
Superintendent Kreman gives updates on school construction Under ConstructionA view from the west side of the West Lyon Community School building, actively under construction as the school works to put in a new bus drop-off zone and student entrance. Superintendent...
Ducky DropKids and adults alike scramble to pick up rubber ducks at the Larchwood splash pad. The Wiggles and Giggles Childcare Center had its ducky drop fundraiser during this year’s Larchwood Family Days. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editorhe city of...
Threshing Bee member named Straw Boss Granite Straw BossMarv Manifold was named the Straw Boss for this year’s Granite Threshing Bee, happening July 19-20. Manifold has been involved with many things at Granite through the years, especially the tractor pulls and...
Granite Threshing Bee opening this weekend Tristan Taylor | EditorIt’s time once again for the past to meet the present in northwest Iowa with the 41st annual “Back to the Basics” Threshing Bee in Granite. This once-a-year event brings people from all across the...
WORKING ON THE FAIRGROUNDSOn Tuesday, July 1, fair board members and volunteers work to complete the horse arena at the Lyon County Fairgrounds in Rock Rapids. The horse arena was one of the areas damaged in the June 2024 flood. The new arena is 20 feet longer than...
Manna Market Volunteers from Manna Market Food and More Pantry walking through the Inwood Fourth of July Parade. Their parade float collected food and toiletries to help give back to community members. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) The racers are off for the Inwood...