Educator reflects on career of encouraging students Sandy Lantz, Fourth Grade Teacher Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer After 40 years in education, West Lyon elementary teacher Sandy Lantz plans to retire after this school year. Lantz began her teaching career in...
Three decades of helping every student learn Audra Thorson, Special Education Instructor Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer West Lyon teacher Audra Thorson will be retiring from her position after 32 years in education. After graduating from Augustana University, Thorson...
Granite receives grant to help preserve historical house PRESERVATION EFFORTS CONTINUEThe Berdahl-Rolvaag House was moved onto the Granite Threshing Bee grounds last year. A $3,000 grant from the Lyon County Riverboat Foundation will aid in preservation efforts....
The 73 graduating seniors of West Lyon High School toss their caps in the air after commencement exercises. (Photos/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer West Lyon conducted commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 13, with the community gathering to celebrate...
TEACHERS, STAFF AND SUPPORTERS RECOGNIZED Pictured are recipients of awards presented to teachers, support staff and supporters during graduation at West Lyon on Saturday, May 13. From left to right: Ashley Koedam, English teacher, received the secondary Educator of...
West Lyon student art published in magazine PUBLISHED ARTISTSWest Lyon students Evalyn Ghana-Neimeyer and Kaitlynn Beldin, pictured left to right, had artwork published in “Harvest” magazine, an annual publication organized by Northwest Area Education Agency. ...
Inwood to host first tractor pull competition in four years Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer It has been four years since the last time a tractor pull has rolled through the streets of Inwood. 2019 marked the end of a decades-long tradition, due to a combination of lack...
Students earn Seal of Biliteracy PROFICIENT TIMES TWOPictured are the West Lyon High School seniors who earned the Iowa Seal of Biliteracy for 2023. Left to right: Josue Santos Alvayeros, Sam Meester, Madeline Johnson, Madison DeJong, Aide Palma, and Cloe Blom....
Larchwood Baseball Club and Larchwood Diamonds prepare for season BASEBALL SEASON AHEADThe Larchwood ball field is nearly ready for action. The Larchwood Diamonds' first game is slated for Tuesday, May 30. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer The...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer It is almost time for 73 seniors to say goodbye to West Lyon one last time. Commencement ceremonies at West Lyon High School will be Saturday, May 13, at 3 p.m. The class motto is “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do...
Spring field work underway in Lyon County Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor A familiar sight — tractors and planters in the fields — has returned across the state in the last few weeks. With several dry days last week, farmers were able to start or resume planting and...
Three West Lyon seniors prepare for their duties as SkillsUSA Iowa officers HIGHER STANDINGThe West Lyon SkillsUSA chapter continues to grow and find successes. Three members are also helping lead other chapters by serving as state officers while holding their chapter...
TECHNIQUE REQUIRED TO GET THE GOOD STUFFRenna Grevengoed and Cambrie Henrichs roll their ice cream cups between their hands to soften them up a bit before eating. The treat was part of a field trip for Inwood Christian School preschool students to Stensland Family...
WHAT’S INSIDE?Alisha Roozenboom shows the kindergarteners what the inside of the blue drop-off box looks like outside of the post office. The Inwood Christian School students visited the post office for a field trip Wednesday, April 26. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan...
West Lyon graduate wraps up year of serving as Iowa FFA Reporter PASSION FOR FFA AND LEADERSHIPRachel Teunissen, a 2022 graduate of West Lyon High School and Alvord native, concluded a year of serving on the Iowa FFA officer team. She is pictured at the conclusion of...
New way to download coming to the local library FIND A GOOD READ ONLINE THROUGH THE LOCAL LIBRARYThe Larchwood Public Library offers a free online app for patrons with a library card to download e-books and audiobooks. The online platform used by libraries is changing...
POTENTIAL LOCATIONA committee in Alvord is considering the site of the former Alvord Fire Station as a location for a possible new community center in the center of the community. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer Over concerns kids in the...
Service project gets boost with a Community Outreach Grant Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer The West Lyon Education Association recently received two Community Outreach grants, each totaling $500, from the Iowa State Education Association. Second-grade teacher, Heidi...
PERFECTLY POSEDSam Meester lifts his prom date, Ella Leuthold, into the air during the prom grand march Saturday, April 15. Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer The annual prom grand march at West Lyon High School Saturday, April 15, gave friends and family an opportunity to...
HANDS-ON LEARNING IN ACTIONEvan Mogler shows off a piece of metal that had been used to practice welding skills in fabrication classes at West Lyon to Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg during his visit to West Lyon Thursday, April 13. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Staff...