By Kyndra Gramstad This year, West Lyon did something special in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Mrs. Monstama, West Lyon high Spanish teacher, read a poem called “Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco and she showed it to her fellow coworkers, Mrs. Schillerstrom and...
The girls above attend Girls on the Run to learn about wellness and practice for a 5k. By Kayla Jenson Every fall at West Lyon the Girls on the Run program starts up and lasts for about 8-10 weeks. These girls meet twice a week and learn about making healthy choices...
The September Students of the Month are pictured above. Front row: Juan (Andres) Lopez Delgado (Academics), Alyssa Hoogestraat (Vocational). Back row: Phil Pottebaum (Sportsmanship), Justus Leuthold (Service), Jordyn Aeschliman (Arts). By Sophia Niemeyer For the month...
SINGING TO THE BALCONY Madalyn Van Roekel delivers a solo during the High School Treble Choir’s performance at the Fall Choir Concert. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor West Lyon Community School hosted it’s Fall Choir Con-cert on Tuesday, October 22. The...
TO PET A SNAKE Emily Ostrander (right) shows Piglet the corn snake to several of the attendees at this month’s Coffee with Conservation. With the theme “Nature’s Unhuggables,” it was a perfect time to meet the animals we tend to stay far away from. (Photo/Tristan...
FEELING FURS Emily Ostrander holds out an opossum fur for a group of 3- to 5-year-old kids to feel. The children learned about nocturnal animals at the first session of Nature Tots, which took place Wednesday, Oct. 23. (Photo/Amy Lyon) Preschoolers learn about...
General elections will be Tuesday, November 5 Amy Lyon | Staff Writer With November just around the corner comes Election Day. As voters prepare, they can find information on the Elections and Voting tab on the Lyon County Auditor’s website...
THE ORGANIZERS Angela Bos, left, and her mother Lavone Reinke stand at their booth at the St. Mary’s Altar Soci-ety’s 18th annual craft show and bake sale Saturday, Oct. 26. Reinke has been the head organizer of the event 18 years with help of her daughters, Angela...
Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Lyon County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 8:30 a.m. to discuss a budget amendment for the engineering and secondary roads departments, make recurring transfers to economic development and engineering and secondary roads...
‘Gridshock’ presented in George Dominique Kooiker | Editor In northwest Iowa, it is easy to think the worst crimes only happen in big cities, not in local, small Midwest towns. On Oct. 20, the George-Little Rock Ministerial Association hosted a showing of the movie...
Jessa Haahr | Reporter The Country Kids 4-H Club met Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Koedam farm near Inwood for our new year kick-off night. There were 21 members present. We played sev-eral games outside and grilled hotdogs. Members were reminded to get enrolled for the...
The pictured students auditioned for junior high honor band this year. By Zoe Kellenberger On Saturday, the 19th of October, 16 Junior High students traveled to Storm Lake to audition for the NWIBA JH Honor Band. This is the most students that have auditioned in the...
What sophomore Olivia Metzger will most remember about the year of construction is asking to ride the crane. She never did get an answer. By Malison Rentschler For the last time, the West Lyon Mass Media class is taking on their final article of their Construction...
By Sophia Niemeyer On Thursday, October 17, the JV volleyball team had one last home game against Sioux Center, ending the night 2-0 with scores of 18-21 and 11-21.The Wildcats battled hard for their last two games, put-ting the work in at practice. Coach Kadie Bakker...
By Opal Niemeyer The West Lyon JVR volleyball season ended with a 2-0 loss against Sioux Center. Although they might have lost this game, their coach is still unbelievably proud of them.The girls came out ready to play, but the game did not go the way they planned. In...
I have been asked to clarify some of the statements I made in my Letter to the Editor last week which stated that the county’s insurance paid the settlement and not taxpayer money. This is a true statement. It was pointed out to me that the insurance company will...
Letter to the Editor Dear Lyon County,In God’s providence, this campaign and election journey which started about 7 months ago soon comes to an end. As with all things, the elections this November are in His control, which we can find comfort in regardless of the...
Dear Editor,I have known Stewart Vander Stoep for many years. I can also vouch for Stewart’s honesty and integrity and his commitment to the DARE program, and his interest in advocating for Lyon County.I firmly believe those who vote for Lyon County Sheriff should...
To whom it may concern,I am writing this letter to express my confidence in Sheriff Stewart Vander Stoep. I was elected Woodbury County Sheriff and began my first term on Jan. 2, 2021. As a new Sheriff, there are of-ten questions that come up and Sheriff Vander Stoep...
To the citizens of Lyon County,I am voicing my feelings about Stewart Vander Stoep, our awesome sheriff. Stewart is a wonderful family man, a man of truth and honesty, a man that truly is concerned about the citizens of Lyon County and beyond. When my grand-son passed...