Tristan Taylor | Editor The Inwood Kiwanis Club met Wednesday, Nov. 13, at noon in the Inwood Community Center meeting room. Following lunch and fellowship, the meeting was called to order the president, Randy Gacke.This year’s Santa Day Dec. 7 was discussed. It was...
Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Inwood City Council met Monday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m. to discuss bids for paving the North Side Addition, a proposal to alter the city’s retention ponds, updates to the ongoing insurance battle over the community center, updated building...
Iowa snowmobilers are no longer required to purchase and display an annual trail user permit, according to a new law that went into effect July 1, 2024. The law folded the trail user permit into the annual snowmobile registration fee, which will now be $30 plus...
By Malison Rentschler Zoe Min Kellenberger, also known as Zo, was welcomed into the Kellenberger family on October 11, 2011 to her parents Michele (56) and Ladell (63) Kellenberger, older sisters Ashley (married to Jon) and Mia, and older brothers Tate (fiancé Maddie)...
By Sophia Niemeyer Opal Henrietta Niemeyer, also known as Opa, was born on January 12 to her parents Grant and Jane Niemeyer. Opal didn’t hold the spotlight for long as she was quickly followed 6 minutes later by her twin sister, Sophia. They weren’t the only two for...
Gratitude Series By Olivia Feucht Something I am thankful for is the tight community our school and surrounding towns have.Being a senior and looking back at my years attending West Lyon, it has shown me just how lucky I’ve been to be a part of the community. With...
Gratitude Series By Malison Rentschler For this month of November, Mass Media students will take turns writing a short essay of what they are grateful for at West Lyon. One thing I am thankful for at West Lyon is the leadership organization of Family Career and...
Gratitude Series By Sophia Niemeyer Something that I am grateful for is the FFA organization that we have here at West Lyon.FFA has given me so many cool and amazing travel opportunities that I am so grateful for. I had never thought that I would be traveling outside...
THE LAND BEFORE THE LAKE Pictured is the original land of what would later become Lake Pahoja. Through the mid-1960s, the Lyon County Conservation Board bought 232 acres of land from six different landowners at a cost of $60,181.53. This land was for the Pioneer...
BRINGING SHAPES AND DINOSAURS TOGETHER West Lyon third grader Yoselyn Lopez smiles as she holds up her sticker picture creation. She creatively cut out shapes of clouds from hearts to complete her dinosaur art during one of the activities at Clover Kids Nov. 7...
Recap of this year’s election results Tristan Taylor | Editor Election Day, Nov. 5, saw over a million Iowans join their fellow Americans at the polls to decide the direction both this state and country will go in the next years. As of press deadline, the votes in...
New Location, Same Service Office manager Derek Kruid and Dr. Melissa Harberts stand outside the new location for Rock River Veterinary Clinic. The clinic was moved to Larchwood after its original location in Rock Rapids was destroyed by flooding. (Photo/Tristan...
A good day for soup The Larchwood American Legion Auxiliary board members LaVonne Reinke, president; Wanda Wulf, treasurer; Sharon Meffert, co-president; and Carla Manning, secretary. The Legion Auxiliary hosted an election day soup luncheon inside Sports’ Center...
American Legion Thorson Post 310 Members of Inwood American Legion Thorson Post 310 received a competitive grant for an unknown soldier granite marker at Richland Cemetery. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) American Legion Flessner Post 561 Members of Larchwood American Legion...
Letters to the Editor Do you pay your water/sewer bill every month? How would you feel if residents were receiving a “free pass”? Kyle Knobloch’s first day as council member around a decade ago was discussing a $2,000 water bill from a resident who left town. How many...
West Lyon elementary students created pieces of art to display at the Veteran’s Day assembly. By Zoe Kellenberger The annual West Lyon Veterans Day program took place on the 11th of November during the school day. This program took several weeks of preparation, and...
By Opal Niemeyer The week of November 18-22 West Lyon will be an exciting week for the Wildcats as it is American Education Week. For this week, the WLEA, West Lyon Education Association, has lots of plans to get the Wildcats excited about excellence in the nation’s...
Graditude Series By Kayla Jenson For this month of November, Mass Media students will take turns writing a short essay of what they are thankful for at West Lyon. This year I have a lot of gratitude for Mrs. Ashlee Koedam. Mrs. Koedam is one of our high school English...
Graditude Series By Kyndra Gramstad I am thankful for West Lyon athletics. I’ve been playing sports at West Lyon for as long as I can remember, and I have loved every second. After being able to play in a West Lyon sporting event atmosphere, I have been fortunate to...
Gratitude Series By Olivia Feucht Something I am thankful for is the tight community our school and surrounding towns have. Being a senior and looking back at my years attending West Lyon, it has shown me just how lucky I’ve been to be a part of the community. With...