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 owners on the block Sisters Carissa and Caitlin Fluit are two of the newest business owners on Main Street Inwood with Back on the Rack. This consignment store hopes to bring modest clothing and cheaper prices, as well as foster a family-friendly zone for people...
HONORED FOR HIS SERVICE Clarence Stubbe of George poses with his Atomic Veterans Service Certificate and Medal for his service in an atomic war zone during World War II. During World War II, Stubbe was stationed in Japan after the Japanese surrendered Aug. 15, 1945....
Kohen Rockhill, Jacob Morgan, Alyssa Hoogestraat and another FCCLA member enjoy their time in Anaheim, California. Morgan and Hoogestraat along with Emersyn Rentschler traveled to a weekend Fall Leadership Institute for FCCLA from October 24-27. There they attended...
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...
Harvest Time in Lyon County Hay bales dot this field north of Inwood waiting to be picked up. Those driving down the highway will see a majority of fields next to the blacktop already harvested. According to the USDA crop progress report, the corn harvest is 45%...
The Great and Powerful Oz | Scarecrow (Cooper Carolan), Tinman (Jackson Doorneweerd) and Dorothy (Kiann Blomgren) check on the Cowardly Lion (Colt Metzger), who has fainted after meeting the Wizard of Oz. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Cast and Crew Bottom row: Kiersten...
Laws to live by Tait Anderson, State Conservation Officer, gives a presentation over the state hunting laws during a Hunter Education Field Day. In teaching the laws to the young men and women present, he also talked about the ethics of hunting and keeping a good...
The perfect design Jaden McKenney carefully places his stickers on to his pumpkin so they’re just right. He and his family visited the Lyon County Nature Center and took part in the no-mess pumpkin decorating, using stickers instead of carving. Bryan L. Valentine |...
The Big Moment The West Lyon Marching Band poses after their big finale at the Festival of Bands in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Alexa Knobloch - Flute Sophia Niemeyer – Drum Major Maya Garcia - Color Guard Mason Knobloch - Sousaphone West Lyon...
Amy Lyon | Staff Writer As the weather cools down, cold and flu season slowly sneaks in and rears its unsightly head. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC), this season ranges from October to May, so Dr. David Springer from Avera Merrill...
Telling Our Stories Joshua Werre, graphic designer at the West Lyon Herald, is responsible for putting together the paper every single week before it goes out to readers. “Everything you see on the page is very intentional and put there for a reason.” (Photo/Dominique...
STUDENT BECOMES THE TEACHER Colt Metzger, West Lyon High School student and FFA member, shows a group of fifth graders how to catch crawdads using a net. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor On Tuesday, Oct. 1, fifth graders from throughout Lyon County...
Stewart Vander Stoep Lyon County Sheriff runs for re-election Dominique Kooiker | Editor For nearly 40 years, Stewart Vander Stoep has served the Lyon County community as a law enforcement officer. Vander Stoep has served as Lyon County Sheriff the past 12 years. Now,...
BRIAN HILT Hilt shares plans for sheriff’s department Tristan Taylor | Editor In June of this year, Iowa State Trooper, Brian Hilt, received the Republican nomination for Lyon County Sheriff during the county’s primary elections. Now looking toward the general...