Sports’ Center poker run to benefit Hero Haven Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer When a few people gather in small northwest Iowa communities to support a good cause, that event is likely to grow as more and more people get involved to pitch in and help out. Such is...
Members of the West Lyon football team welcomed fellow students back to school, giving high fives as they went by. Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer The sounds of laughter and chatter filled the building as the 2023-2024 school year began for West Lyon Community School...
Jennifer Koedam, activity director at Fellowship Village in Inwood, was surprised with the Support and Service Professional of the Year Award for the work she has done over her years of service. Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer Friends, family and residents of Inwood’s...
GOVERNMENT LESSONStudents in Elizabeth Lucas’ seventh- and eighth-grade class at Inwood Christian school pose with Florida Governor and Presidential candidate hopeful Ron DeSantis during a meet and greet event in Rock Rapids on Friday, August 25. Left to right: Derek...
NOT EVEN A QUEEN WAS SPAREDMiss Lester, Ella Leuthold, right, and one of the Little Miss Lester representatives, Vivian Myrlie, left, are in the line of fire of a water cannon during the Lester Days parade Saturday, Aug. 19. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) Population and...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer Inwood Christian was first opened for school Monday, Sept. 2, 1948, after being discussed and fundraised by the Men’s Society for two years. There were 34 students enrolled the first year. Two teachers were hired, Ms. Johanna Van Dyke for...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer Lester has always been home to Linda Kellenberger, one of this year’s parade marshals for Lester Days. She grew up on a farm outside of town and graduated from West Lyon. It was there she met her now late husband, Verlyn, through her...
Judy Ver Meer is pictured outside her home in Lester. She will serve as a parade marshal for Lester Days. Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor There were a number of times throughout her life that Judy Ver Meer could’ve moved out of Lester. But years later, she’s still...
Pat Myrlie sits outside her home in Lester. She will be serving as one of the parade marshals this year for the Lester Days Celebration. Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer For all but about four years of her life, Lester Day’s parade marshal Pat Myrlie and her family have...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer The town of Lester will have plenty of reason to celebrate this weekend as the annual Lester Days Celebration begin. Festivities start the morning of Friday, Aug. 18, with a fundraiser rummage sale at Bethel Reformed Church from 9 a.m.-7...
West Lyon alum Jordan DeSmet poses in front of the main studio at Keloland TV in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, during his internship at the TV station this past summer. DeSmet worked in both the news and sports department at Keloland TV as part of his education...
NEW LOOK ON MAIN STREETDutchland Foods has occupied a space on Main Street in Lester for over 30 years. A recent expansion will be showcased during an open house on August 26. (File photo by Tristan Taylor) Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Dutchland Foods in Lester...
FIRST-TIME RIDER FOR 50TH ANNIVERSARYKen Kerkvliet is pictured in Davenport at the conclusion of the 50th-annual Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa, or RAGBRAI, on Saturday, July 29. The ride was a first for Kerkvliet. (Top graphic and photo submitted.)...
Grace Boeke stands outside of her new mobile pet grooming trailer for her business Sunrise Spaw. The services can come straight to pets thorughout Lyon County. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer A new business that is sure to give furry friends...
CHALLENGES OF DOING BUSINESSMonty Van Wyhe, right, along with Pete and Susan Van Wyhe, left, and Malachi Van Wyhe, share some of the challenges they face in their pastry production business with Gov. Kim Reynolds, center. Reynolds visited Dutchland Foods on Tuesday,...
HOW PASTRIES ARE MADEU.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, pictured right in the background, observes the production process at Dutchland Foods in Lester on Wednesday, August. 2. Monty Van Wyhe is pictured describing the process. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) Tristan Taylor | Staff...
Jolene Bruns, Melissa Klaassen and Shanah Van Beek celebrate 40 years of Bruns’ dental practice being open in Inwood. They look forward to bringing even more smiles to the community. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer This July saw an anniversary for...
Gifts, screen printing and boutique clothing offered at American Hero Clothing SHOPPING LOCAL HAS ADDED BENEFITLEFT: American Hero Clothing, located at 1026 Broadway Street in Larchwood, has a wide variety of clothing, accessories and gifts available. Owner Michelle...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer The Inwood Aquatic Center will be hosting a pool party for the community Wednesday, Aug. 9. This will be in celebration of the pool’s 10th year of operation, having been open for just two days in 2013, Aug. 17 and 18. This free event...
Six animals at the Lake Pahoja Nature Center are in need of sponsorships. They each took part in their own mini photo shoot. Pictured here is Tank the box turtle. Tanks favorite food is cantaloupe. (Photos/Submitted Mel Harson) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer Lyon...