ENJOYING THE PERFORMANCE A group of boys enjoys the performance by Eli Alger and the Faster Horses in Rock Rapids on Friday, July 26. (Photo/Madalynn Van Der Weerd) REPRESENTING THE COUNTY Alexis Landis, Miss Lyon County 2023, holds a bird during Bob Bohm’s show at...
2024 MISS LYON COUNTY COURT On Monday, July 22, Jade Kruse of Rock Rapids was crowned Miss Lyon County 2024. Pictured are the contestants for 2024 Miss Lyon County. Left to right, Aubree Boender, Miss Doon; Shaylyn Van Veldhuizen, Miss Alvord; Wyleigh Steenhoven,...
2024 FRIEND OF THE FAIRThe Lyon County Fair Board named Sharon DeBoer (right) as the 2024 Friend of the Fair Monday, July 22, at the Miss Lyon County Pageant. DeBoer was prior owner of Country Boutique in Rock Rapids and helped decorate for the queen contest for many...
Speaking with the community Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig visited the Lyon County Fair and spoke to the people gathered. He gave his praise to the Lyon County Fair Board for all the hard work they’ve done putting it together and spoke of the importance of...
Lyon County’s governmental activities revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 and were $18,306,835, compared to $18,262,617 for fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $44,218 or 0.24 percent. The county’s portion of governmental activities costs...
Underneath the shell RIGHT: Erika Perez, intern with Lyon County Conservation, hosted a Saturday boredom buster and gave a presentation on animal identification. She is pictured holding the shell of a river turtle. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor On...
2024 Blood Run 5K trail run medalists Top finishers were (L-R): Jason Stettnichs, George, second male 19-49; Daniel Burns, Luverne, Minnesota, second male 50+; Doug Heck, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, first male 50+; Taeron Olson, Rock Rapids, first male 19-49; Blood Run...
Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Lyon County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, July 23 at 8:30 a.m. to reappoint county staff, review quarterly reports, pass a resolution for road closures, review the audit report of fiscal year 2023 and hold a number of closed...
ORANGE CITY – Flowers bring delight and vegetables bring sustenance. Even the most experienced gardeners who embrace those basics still learn and relearn with every growing season. One way to accelerate the learning process is through the Iowa Master Gardener program...
RIGHT: Left-Right, Lyle Korver, CEO and General Manager of North West REC, Kristi Landis, Director of College Advancement for Northwest Iowa Community College. (Photo/Submitted) Northwest Iowa Community College recently received a $15,000 gift from the combined...
Orange City, Iowa – The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team monthly webinar series continues Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 12 noon to 1 p.m.Amber Friedrichsen with Hay & Forage Grower will give an overview of alfalfa growing conditions, harvest...
Inwood residents — have you kept up with reading the minutes of the meeting in the West Lyon Herald monthly or watched council meetings on their YouTube channel? What if I told you those meeting minutes are not entirely accurate and withhold information that would be...
Going for a spin Skyler Matheson takes a turn driving a tractor around the Granite grounds during the annual Threshing Bee. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Straw Bosses The Granite Threshing Bee’s 2024 Straw Bosses, John and Nancy Suhreptz, escorted by Taya Brown. John had...
Filming Day Chuds Pub and Grub was visited by “America’s Best Restaurants,” a show focused on locally-owned restaurants throughout the country. Their episode is planned to be ready to air in three months. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Local restaurant filmed for TV show...
ALL ABOUT THE COUNTY FAIR Lori Rens, pictured front left, is the Lyon County Fair Association Board secretary. She and her husband, Jerry, serve together on the board. Board members prepare for the fair throughout the year, getting things set up around the grounds,...
A not-so-scary snake Katy Carchedi, education specialist with the Great Plains Zoo, shows off Hobs the milk snake at the Inwood Public Library. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor The Great Plains Zoo’s ZooMobile made a stop at the Inwood Public Library...
DES MOINES – Governor Reynolds announced that the state’s Disaster Recovery Temporary Housing Program has received approval from FEMA and applications are now open.“In the course of eight weeks, Iowa was hit with three extreme weather systems, impacting more than...
Teamwork Threshermen Darrel Hansen (left) and Al Engers (right) work together to harvest wheat on the Threshing Bee grounds. Engers rides the tractor while Hansen controls the combine behind. (Photo/Tristan Taylor). Tristan Taylor | Editor In preparation for the...
TAKING PICTURES Quincy Gerloff poses for pictures with Laura Beyenhof, K-12 program coordinator with the Extension Office, at the 4-H static project judging Thursday, July 18, at the Forster Community Center. (Photo/Madalynn Van Der Weerd) Fair static judging takes...
Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in Rock Rapids and Community Blood Bank have come together to host a community blood drive Wednesday, July 31, from 7:30-10:30 a.m. and 12-3 p.m. Donors can schedule their donation by logging onto cbblifeblood.org, select “events” and...