Memorial Day is Monday, May 26. The following are events happening in our local area:AlvordAlvord’s American Legion will be setting out flags in honor of Memorial Day.LarchwoodThe Larchwood American Legion and Auxiliary will be putting out small flags and poppies at...
ALVORD Civil War •Henry DonnellyEd McMullen World War I •Hans BilesmerHenry Bosler, Sr.Charles DeckerHerbert DehnLouis DehnLester DohertyJerry FredrichsenAlfred HolmstromWilliam JacobsonFrank KellyWilliam O’ConnorClem O’ConnorFrank O’MearaGilbert PollockEd...
Memorial Day is celebrated annually on the last Monday of May throughout the United States. The proximity of Memorial Day to the summer solstice has led many to view the weekend preceding the holiday as the unofficial kickoff to summer. However, Memorial Day is about...
Malison Rentschler Olivia Feucht Kayla Jenson As the school year ends, and the seniors are closing their high school careers, it has left us, the mass media class, to reflect on our thoughts about graduation. Please enjoy this two-week series in which we tell you...
Brian Hilt | Lyon County Sheriff Greetings again Lyon County. This month I have found it difficult to choose what to write about. More topics come to mind than there is space to write about. I am going to try and narrow it down to a few.Crisis Canine Honey joined our...
LESTER STATE BANK Pictured is an illustration of Lester State Bank, which opened in 1945. In 1999, it was renamed Peoples Bank and is now celebrating its 80th anniversary. (Photo/Submitted) SERVING THE LESTER COMMUNITY AND BEYOND Pictured are Peoples Bank employees in...
Gage Blauwet Olivia Feucht Kyndra Gramstad Angie Knapp Luca Knoblock Claire Metzger Annie Metzger Talula Serck Kendra Van Regenmorter Tristan Taylor | Editor West Lyon Community School will soon be saying goodbye to this year’s senior class. The commencement ceremony...
Choral Director Award Sophia Niemeyer (right) receives the Choral Director’s Award from Joshua Nobles during the Senior Showcase Concert at West Lyon. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Louis Armstrong Award Jackson Doorneweerd (right) was the recipient of the Louis Armstrong...
Combined Choir The junior high choir joined with the sixth-grade choir students for one song during the West Lyon spring concert. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) A Duet Eighth graders Emersyn Moser on the piccolo (left) and Brynlee Krupski on the flute (right) shared a duet...
WEST LYON STUDENT NAMED GOVERNOR’S SCHOLAR Claire Metzger (right) stands with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds after being recognized for her academic achievements at the 23rd annual governor’s scholar recognition ceremony. (Photo/Submitted) Clair Metzger, a student at West...
Korey Moser, Larchwood, Iowa, has earned the National Junior Angus Association’s bronze and silver awards, according to Caitlyn Brandt, events and junior activities director of the American Angus Association in St. Joseph, Missouri.Moser is the 18-year-old son of...
Miss Lester, Jackie Falecik, crowned during the Lester Days celebration in 1985.
Robin Opsahl | Iowa Capital Dispatch Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, public Iowa K-12 school districts will be required to set policies that, at minimum, ban the use of cellphones during class time under a law signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds Wednesday.The ban on...
Dear Inwood Residents,I want to take a moment to update you on the progress surrounding the insurance claim for our community center. After a long and thorough process, I’m pleased to share that the claim is nearly finalized. The building has officially been declared...
Brooklyn Draisey | Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa community colleges would get an increase in state funds next year but state universities would not under a budget agreement between House and Senate Republicans.Budget lines in proposed Iowa House legislation for primary...
As the school year ends, and the seniors are closing their high school careers, it has left us, the mass media class, to reflect on our thoughts about graduation. Please enjoy this two-week series in which we tell you about the small things we will miss the most....
In honor of National Poetry Month, the Mass Media class will run a 4-week series featuring the poems of Mrs. Bahnson’s fourth grade class. The fourth week of poems are below. List Poemby Tony DominguezBasketballDribble, DribbleShootingPassingScoringFree...
Randy Feenstra Every year, during National Small Business Week, we recognize and celebrate the contributions our small businesses make to our economy and our communities. From family-owned-and-operated enterprises spanning generations to young entrepreneurs pursuing...
At this year’s West Lyon FFA Banquet, Colt Metzger performed “Love Without End, Amen,” by George Strait, which he had performed in the talent show at the state FFA competition earlier this month. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Luca Knoblock (right) embraces her parents,...
FUNDRAISER FOR NEW LARCHWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER Volunteers serve a free-donation meal during the New Larchwood Community Center Committee’s fundraiser April 26. The goal of the event was to garner support and inform the public on building plans. (Photo/Amy Lyon) PASSION...