Parade Marshals The 2025 Lester Days Parade Marshals, Bob and Cindy Leuthold. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Splashing Candy This group of youngsters on the Lester Fastpitch Softball float delivered both sweet treats and splashes of water to parade goers at this year’s Lester...
West Lyon institutes new phone policies following new state law Tristan Taylor | Editor West Lyon Community School will see some changes to its 7-12 grade phone policies this school year. In the wake of a new bill signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds, all public...
Tracy Gayer presents at Kiwanis meetings Tristan Taylor | Editor On Wednesday, Aug. 13, the Inwood Kiwanis Club met for its first regular meeting of the month. As part of its proceedings, a program was given by local veterinarian Tracy Gayer about a pork program that...
Tristan Taylor | Editor On Friday, Aug. 8, West Lyon Community School announced via its Facebook page that it would be delaying the first day of school from the original date of Aug. 25 to Sept. 2. This week delay was made to allow the proper finishes to be made to...
Kayla Knoblock | Chapter Reporter The meeting of the Lester Friendly 4-Hers was held on Aug. 14, 2025. The meeting was called to order by President Angie Knapp. This meeting we had lots of business to attend to. We discussed Lester Days, Cow Pie Bingo, the Lyon County...
A Look into West Lyon Before the Start of School Finishing Up Pictured is the new kitchen at West Lyon Community School. Crews have been busy at work putting the finishing touches on it before it officially is up and operational for the students. (Photo/Tristan...
Peek into the Past West Lyon Homecoming candidates Don Pottebaum and Jill Snyders.
Lester Parade Marshals 2025 Bob and Cindy Leuthold have been named the parade marshals for this year’s Lester Days celebration. From running a business to helping start the town’s rescue squad, the two have been part of Lester for years. (Photo/Tristan Taylor)...
Seeing the Kids Succeed Noreen Greer is starting as the new elementary principal at West Lyon Community School this fall. She said her philosophy is to always do what is best for the students to see them succeed. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) New principal starts at West...
RIVERBOAT FOUNDATION PRESENTS FINAL HOSPITAL GRANT PAYMENT On Wednesday, Aug. 6, the Lyon County Riverboat Foundation completed the final payment of a $1 million grant agreed to give Avera Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital in Rock Rapids in the fall of 2017. Pictured...
Lester Days 2024 A photo from Lester Days 2024, featuring Colin and Clara Metzger riding in a Lester Fire Department truck. Even more fun is sure to be had as this year’s Lester Days approaches. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Lester Days to take place this weekend Amy Lyon |...
Peek Into the Past Members of the West Lyon FFA photographed before a meeting. Members from left to right: Ross Metzger, Cory Warner, Clark Meyer, Brice Teubel, Jerry Rens, Lance Knobloch and Jeff Knobloch.
First Reformed Church to offer GriefShare support groups Tristan Taylor | Editor rief is something we all go through in one way or another, sometimes without the proper support. First Reformed Church in Inwood is hoping to give that support to the community and has...
Mental health is now discussed more openly than it once was. Mental illness or issues that affected mental health used to be stigmatized, and many people suffered in silence and might not have gotten the help they needed. The National Institute of Mental Health...
Pastor Jeremy Winter of St. John Lutheran Church in Boyden says faith can be instrumental when one is walking the path of grief. (Photo/Submitted) Sunni Battin | Writer Grief and sympathy are woven into the human condition. Some might even think it is the price of...
Funeral pre-planning with a professional eases anxiety Dominique Kooiker | Writer The death of a loved is difficult to confront. Emotions are elevated and grief is prominent. which can make it hard to make important decisions. Quite often several people need to come...
STILL CASTING STRONG Wayne Groeneweg enjoys a beautiful morning of fishing at Lake Pahoja with fellow residents from RiverView Ridge Senior Living in Rock Valley Aug. 5. An avid fisher in the past, Groeneweg was happy to catch fish, but they didn’t compare to his...
1000 Books, 1000 Stories Tirzah Rinkenberger (left) and Jazlynn Rozeboom (right) completed the Inwood Public Library’s 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. (Photo/Submitted) Two local youths reach reading milestone Tristan Taylor | Editor Achieving reading...
Path of the Storm Pictured is the path of the tornado that touched down a mile east of Alvord Monday, July 28. Classified as an EF-1, the tornado caused damage for 1.74 miles before lifting back up. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) Downed Powerline Several powerlines were...
The National Stage (Left to Right) Dallas Koedam, Kinser Koedam and Emma Poppens, members of Plum Creek Rodeo, competed at the National Rodeo Finals earlier this summer. Kinser competed in the junior high division in Des Moines, while Dallas and Poppens took part in...
