CITY OF INWOOD The city of Inwood was awarded a grant for the renovation of its community center. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) CITY OF ALVORDThe city of Alvord was awarded a grant for construction of a new community and recreation center. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) These...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer As the end of the year draws closer, the first semester of this school year is nearing its end alongside it. At this point in the school year, many college freshmen are finally settling into their school life and finding a place after the...
Pictured above are renderings of the proposed Inwood Community Center rebuilding project. (Photos/Submitted) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer After months of planning and hard work, Inwood’s Community Center Rebuilding Project will be kicking off soon with its first...
Trunk-Or-TreatMembers of the Inwood community decorated the trunks of their cars as part of First Reformed Church’s Trunk-Or-Treat event Halloween night. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Community FunThe Inwood Fire department rolled out in their fire truck to join the...
City and school elections will be Tuesday, November 7 Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Several school boards and city councils will see change following the Nov. 7 city and school board elections with a number of members not seeking reelection and some seats being...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer The City Council of Inwood has seen its own internal change leading up to local elections in early November. At the beginning of October, council member Kyle Knobloch delivered his letter of resignation as he would be moving out of town....
On Oct. 17, 15 students were inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society of two-year colleges, at Northwest Iowa Community College. The NCC chapter is called Beta Lambda Pi.The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa is to recognize and encourage scholarship...
Carol Ehlers | Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Human Sciences Specialist in Family Wellbeing and Finance The October 2023 restart of federal student loans after more than three years of suspended payments has begun.Since much can happen in borrowers’...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer It is almost time for 73 seniors to say goodbye to West Lyon one last time. Commencement ceremonies at West Lyon High School will be Saturday, May 13, at 3 p.m. The class motto is “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do...
Pictured are some highlights of West Lyon SkillsUSA members competing in skill competitions during the SkillsUSA Iowa Championships on the DMACC Ankeny campus April 27-28. The West Lyon SkillsUSA chapter sent a number of students to compete in skill contests...
A NEW OFFICE SPACEThe ISU Extension and Outreach Office of Lyon County has moved into the office space on the top floor of Frontier Bank in Rock Rapids. The Extension Office hosted an open house Thursday, May 4, to introduce the public to its new office space....
West Lyon graduate wraps up year of serving as Iowa FFA Reporter PASSION FOR FFA AND LEADERSHIPRachel Teunissen, a 2022 graduate of West Lyon High School and Alvord native, concluded a year of serving on the Iowa FFA officer team. She is pictured at the conclusion of...
New way to download coming to the local library FIND A GOOD READ ONLINE THROUGH THE LOCAL LIBRARYThe Larchwood Public Library offers a free online app for patrons with a library card to download e-books and audiobooks. The online platform used by libraries is changing...
POTENTIAL LOCATIONA committee in Alvord is considering the site of the former Alvord Fire Station as a location for a possible new community center in the center of the community. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer Over concerns kids in the...
Service project gets boost with a Community Outreach Grant Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer The West Lyon Education Association recently received two Community Outreach grants, each totaling $500, from the Iowa State Education Association. Second-grade teacher, Heidi...
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Lyon County has a long history of serving county residents with agricultural and natural resources, community and economic development, family and food, and 4-H youth development programs. Although this service will not be...
LYON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARDED GRANTLyon County Economic Development was recently awarded a grant from Dakota Business Finance after two loans were dispersed to businesses in Lyon County. Pictured from left to right are Steve Simons, Lyon County Economic...
Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer Health Services of Lyon County will be hosting a Health and Wellness Fair in the Forster Community Center in Rock Rapids Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Several healthcare entities and other partners and providers will be...
Several members of the West Lyon FFA chapter attended the 95th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference in Ames April 16-18. Students had the opportunity to participate in workshops, listen to speakers and visit the career fair as well as take in some entertainment and network...
JUNIOR HIGH PRESENTATION OF EVER AFTERPictured are the cast members of the upcoming junior high musical presentation of “The Ever After – A Musical” at West Lyon. Front row, left to right: Taevyn Koedam, Alexa Knoblock, Ellah Acosta, Michelene Sedam, Hazel Niemeyer,...