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Peek into the Past

Inwood Public Pool This photo shows the original Inwood Public Pool, circa 1970, after it had been originally built. The open space in the background is where the modern day community center will one day stand, not having been constructed yet at this time.

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West Lyon Community School honor roll

4.0 Honor RollSeventh Grade – Brystol Berentschot, Cora Froelich, Marissa Mogler, Kenli MyrlieEighth Grade – Aubry Erpenbach, Brecken Mogler, Emersyn Moser, Hannah Snyders, Trenton Anderson, Eric BooteNinth Grade – Jessa Ciesielski, Rowyn Knoblock, Matthew MoserTenth...

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District large group speech results

Tristan Taylor | Editor Nine teams from West Lyon Community School competed in the District Large Group Speech meet on Saturday, January 25. The competition was hosted in Sheldon, Iowa. Seven out of the nine groups received a rating of I during the contest, and have...

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Pruning 101

Learn how to prune like a pro Amy Lyon | Staff Writer After cleaning up the mountains of leaves autumn provides, people don’t always think about tree care for quite some after that. However, winter and early spring are the best times to consider an important process:...

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Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States

Jennifer Shutt, Shauneen Miranda | Iowa Capital Dispatch WASHINGTON — Donald Trump took the presidential oath of office for the second time Monday during an inauguration ceremony inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda.The swearing-in marked the culmination of a four-year...

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Sarah’s Law heads to President Trump’s desk

Randy Feenstra On Wednesday, Jan. 22, I voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Laken Riley Act, which included my legislation with Senator Joni Ernst — Sarah’s Law — as an amendment. This important bill now heads to President Trump’s desk for his...

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Capitol Update

Skyler Wheeler | House Representative District 4 It is an honor to once again serve the great people of northwest Iowa! This year I will once again serve as the chair of the house education committee along with serving on the judiciary, higher education and local...

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New owner, same value

Stop at The Shop The Shop at 803 Holder Street in Larchwood has been servicing resident’s cars for 27 year. They can be reached at 712-477-2953 for your car care needs as the winter weather continues on. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) The Shop in Larchwood servicing the...

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Preparing vehicles for midwest winters

The Station provides services and recommendations Amy Lyon | Staff Writer The winter months can be brutal on so many parts of life. Something especially susceptible to the bitter cold and boundless snow is a vehicle. Routine maintenance can help cars run smoothly...

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Taking care of vehicle bodies

30 YEARS OF AUTO BODY EXPERIENCE Duston Dreesman of Dusty’s Auto Body in Rock Rapids has been doing auto body work over 30 years. Dusty’s Auto Body does insurance work for collision repair, windshield chip repair, windshields and all automotive body work....

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Samantha Kathryn Frances De Smet

By Kayla Jenson Samantha Kathryn Frances De Smet also known as Sammy joined her parents Bridget and Michael De Smet on November 27, 2006. She completed their family and remained the favorite child and only child.During Samatha’s time at West Lyon she participated in...

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Brennan Jude Boltjes

By Olivia Feucht The one and only Brennan Jude Boltjes was born on July 12, 2006, and ever since then he’s been causing good-natured mischief wherever he goes. His family includes his dad Bryan Boltjes, his mom Kim Metzger, and his step-dad Jesse Metzger. He also has...

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Alexa Brianne Van Wyk

By Kyndra Gramstad On a cold wintery night of January 8th, 2007, Alexa Brianne Van Wyk, also known as Lexers and Grimace, was welcomed home by her parents Gregg and Jessie along with her older siblings: Shaela (24) and Logan (21). When asked about her role-model she...

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Samantha Marie Feikema

By Zoe Kellenberger Samantha Marie Feikema, known as Sam or Sammy to most, was born on the beautiful summer day of June 19, 2006 to her loving parents Chris (46) and Janet (43) Feikema. Sam’s role model is her mom. Sam explains, “She has always pushed me to be the...

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Lane Dawson Stokely

By Kayla Jenson Lane Dawson Stokely, also known as PBR, was born to his mother and father, Laura and Jack Stokely on June 23, 2006. His time to shine as the only child didn’t last long as his younger brother Luke joined him and then his youngest brother Jase shortly...

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December Students of the Month

By Kayla Jenson For the month of December five students were chosen to be recognized for their work at West Lyon. Ava Boote for academics; Miles Christiansen for arts; Annie Metzger for service; Cadence Berentschot sportsmanship; Abby Knobloch vocational.Ava has...

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Icy Afternoon

Sea of Tents | With Lake Pahoja frozen solid, ice fishing tents dotted the lake this past weekend with families coming out to participate in some ice fishing together. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Winners Marcus Kock (left) won the Kids Ice Fishing Day prize for biggest...

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A day in the life of an economic development director

HELPING PEOPLE THROUGHOUT LYON COUNTY Jen Smit has been director of the Lyon County Economic Development for just over a year, beginning Jan, 1, 2024. Her daily tasks include establishing and maintaining relationships with existing business, industry, governmental and...

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Finding the right words

West Lyon Students Prepare for New Speech Season Tristan Taylor | Editor Especially at a young age, speaking in front of a crowd is something that many people are not a fan of doing. And yet, that is exactly what over 30 West Lyon students have been practicing over...

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Cold snap!

Snow Covered Street | Snow covers Main Street in Inwood as Lyon County saw snowfall and below-zero temperatures Monday, Jan. 13. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Temperatures drop and rebound in Lyon County Tristan Taylor | Editor Lyon County and surrounding areas had the first...

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