Anything with MetalZach Garland, owner of The Iron Guy, has been running his business in Alvord for the last three years, doing welding projects for people across the West Lyon area and beyond. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor For much of his adult life,...
Buzzing inMembers of the West Lyon FCCLA competing at the Knowledge Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama. From left to right: Savannah Van Beek, Emersyn Rentschler, Meg Lapka, Alyssa Hoogestraat and Jacob Morgan. (Photo/Submitted Kristin Rockhill) Tristan Taylor | Editor...
Tristan Taylor Dominique Kooiker | Editor New Century Press is welcoming a familiar face as the new editor of the West Lyon Herald, former staff writer Tristan Taylor. Taylor grew up in Truman, Minnesota, where he graduated from Martin Luther High School. He attained...
Tristan Taylor | Editor With Thanksgiving over and the last of the leftover turkey sitting in the fridge, many are now turning their attention to the Christmas season. As the season draws closer, several towns in the West Lyon area will be hosting Christmas events to...
American Degree RecipientsJesse Wulf and Nathan Knapp, former members of West Lyon FFA, received their American Degrees for years of hard work in FFA. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer After years of hard work and dedication, two former FFA students...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer Bethlehem Lutheran in Inwood will be hosting a special ceremony the evening of Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m., as the congregation lights up their new nativity scene for the first time. This comes after not having a nativity scene last year due to...
Trivia ChampionsThe top-two teams of the ThinkFast Interactive program at West Lyon. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Dancing SpiritJoshua Nelson busts a move and does the worm to impress the audience during a dance competition. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) High EnergyAlan Weiner,...
Thanking those who served Lanny Meendering is greeted and thanked by a student at Inwood Christian School after the Veterans Day program Friday, November 10. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer Schools in the West Lyon area celebrated Veterans Day...
Looking back on 50 years since the Gitchie Manitou mass murder SITE OF A 50-YEAR-OLD TRAGEDY Fifty years ago, on Nov. 17, 1973, Gitchie Manitou State Preserve was the site of the worst multiple murder in Lyon County history. Stewart Baade, Dana Baade, Roger Essem and...
Award Winner West Lyon student Ellen Roemen won a county and regional poster contest with the theme of “One Water.” (Photo/Tristan Taylor) All connectedEllen Roemen’s winning conservation poster with the theme, “One Water”, shows a dirty stream running into a clean...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor The 2023 city/school election drew a bit more attention than is typical with West Lyon school district voters being asked to consider a $19.8 million general obligation bond for a school facility addition and renovation project...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer As the end of the year draws closer, the first semester of this school year is nearing its end alongside it. At this point in the school year, many college freshmen are finally settling into their school life and finding a place after the...
Pictured above are renderings of the proposed Inwood Community Center rebuilding project. (Photos/Submitted) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer After months of planning and hard work, Inwood’s Community Center Rebuilding Project will be kicking off soon with its first...
Earlier this month, entrepreneurs in northwest Iowa submitted their idea to start or expand a business in The BIG Challenge grant competition and recruited family, friends and customers to vote for their entry. Over 6,500 votes were cast with the top-three vote...
Devoted to CommunityTim Lugovoy, owner and operator of Devoted Pest Control, hopes to become a familiar part of the community through his pest control business. The Exterminator Crusader, the superhero mascot for Devoted Pest Control. (Photo/Submitted Tim Lugovoy)...
BRINGING IN THE HARVESTFarmers just south of Rock Rapids work to complete their bean harvest. According to Leah Ten Napel, field agronomist for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, overall bean yields have been good for the amount of moisture received, and...
Parade of HomesTosha Van’t Hof runs the Larchwood Community Group’s Parade of Homes booth. Five different homes were on display this year, with proceeds going toward future city events, such as Christmas Lane on Main. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Staff...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer On Friday, Nov. 10, there will be multiple programs celebrating Veterans Day in the West Lyon area. With programs at both Inwood Christian School and West Lyon Community School, students and community members alike are invited to...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer The Alvord Club will be hosting a day full of fall fun Sunday, Nov. 5, with its 86th annual Turkey Shoot. The public is invited to join in on friendly competition for a chance to win one of several different prizes.The turkey shoot is a...
USING HER STORY TO HELP OTHERSBecky Roemen of Larchwood was diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2022. She went through surgery and 25 rounds of radiation and has been clear since March. Roemen is a physician assistant at Sanford Clinic in Rock Rapids, and she...