Over 10 inches of snow were reported to have dropped throughout Lyon County. City crews were busy clearing roads, and both West Lyon and Inwood Christian School closed January 8, 9 and 12. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) First snowstorm of the season sweeps across Lyon County...
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AT VANDE’S Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate hopeful Ron DeSantis had a town hall meeting in Vande’s Bar and Grill in Rock Rapids Thursday, Jan. 11. DeSantis took questions from the audience on a wide range of topics,...
DIGGING OUT THE HYDRANTS Local fire departments are reminding city residents to locate the fire hydrant that services your block and remove snow and ice from the hydrant. It’s important to clear an area approxi-mately 3 feet around the hydrant and to clear a path from...
Tristan Taylor | Editor Despite the colder weather getting many people down, the Lyon County Conservation Society is planning a wide variety of activities and pro-grams throughout the next three months to get people out of the house and learn about nature.One of the...
New City Council The Inwood City Council from left to right: Mark Timmerman, Shannon Faber, Jordan Huyser, Mayor Becca Bixler, Chad Evans and Rick Rozeboom. (Photo/Submitted Carol Vander Kolk) Inwood City Council has first meeting of the new year Tristan Taylor |...
Beat Boredom during National Hobby Month Tristan Taylor | Editor After what was a peculiarly warm Christmas and holiday season, 2024 has been welcomed in by winter weather those in the Midwest have come to know. Though with the joyfulness of the Christmas behind us,...
Zavyr Metzger signals something as she holds up a pair of fingers in the air in the national championship Dec. 5, 2023, in Sioux City. Northwestern College lost to Indiana Wesleyan 3-2 to come up just short of its first-ever NAIA title win. (Photo/NWC Athletic...
Tristan Taylor | Editor In celebration of the new year, The West Lyon Herald reached out to community members to ask what their New Year’s resolution are this year. Their answers are below: Michelle Nelson“My resolution for the year is to try to take a deep breath and...
Honored to serve HumanityHarriet Metzger of Alvord, left, shares a laugh during her retirement party Thursday, Dec. 28, at Avera Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital of Rock Rapids. Metzger celebrated her 52-year nursing career with family, friends and colleagues,...
Honored to serve HumanityHarriet Metzger of Alvord, left, shares a laugh during her retirement party Thursday, Dec. 28, at Avera Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital of Rock Rapids. Metzger celebrated her 52-year nursing career with family, friends and colleagues,...
New Library DirectorLaura Olson, new director for Inwood Public Library, began her new position at the beginning of this year. (Photo/Submitted Carol Vander Kolk) Tristan Taylor | Editor Inwood Public Library has seen a change in leadership, as the former director...
Helping HandsThe Moen family put together hot cocoa packages for the Inwood Food Bank that would be given to sponsored families this Christmas season. (Photo/Submitted Jenn Jenson) Baskets of LoveWith money donated from a local family, laundry baskets like this one...
Shauna Steiner Shauna Steiner Natalie (Hassebroek) Bohlke Tristan Taylor | Editor As the year closes out and more time is being spent with the ones we love, it is often a time to look back and reflect on all that has happened to us. In celebration of the holiday...
DANIELLE RAVELING Rising Hope therapist discusses cyberbullying Dominique Kooiker | Editor As students go on winter break, some may escape the bullying that goes on at school, but, thanks to technology, many will not get away from bullying entirely. Many kids have...
Raising Your Voices TogetherAt the end of West Lyon’s Winter Concert Dec. 11, community members were invited to join in singing the “Hallelujah Chorus.” (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Music From the HeartDressed in their best Christmas sweaters, Cooper Carolan and Anthony...
Ring the BellsInwood Christian School kindergartener, Tatum Van Beek, playing the hand bells to the song “Joy to the World” at the school’s Christmas program. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor Students of Inwood Christian School performed in their annual...
Season of GivingGranite had its Christmas donation drive inside the implement building on the threshing bee grounds. On the left, donations for Call to Freedom were collected in Santa’s Sleigh. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Time for CommunityMany members of the Granite...
A Team EffortCoach Jason Knueven (far left) works with the Wildbots to im- prove upon their robot during the First LEGO League Challenge Qualifier Tournament at Patrick Henry Middle School in Sioux Falls on Saturday, Dec. 2. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) A Little to the...
Giving Thanks Tracy Gayer gives a small speech before lighting up the new nativity scene at Bethlehem Lutheran of Inwood on Wednesday, Nov. 29, reminiscing about the old set and thanking everyone who helped make the new one possible. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Yearly...
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,...