READ ‘N’ FEED Scott Davelaar reads his book in the gym during a session called read ‘n’ feed at Inwood Christian School during February’s elementary reading month. For this time, the students brought a snack to eat and drink as well as pillows and blankets for...
JUST A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR During a rehearsal for River Valley Players’ “Mary Poppins,” Amy Lyon as Mary Poppins, Maggie McCarthy as Jane Banks and Nikolas Hamlin as Michael Banks practice one of their scenes. This show will be presented at the Forster Auditorium at...
Brian Hilt—Lyon County Sheriff New county-wide emergency alert system goes live Dominique Kooiker | Editor Communication is a key goal of the new Lyon County Sheriff, Brian Hilt, and his team at the sheriff’s department. This month, a new emergency alert system is...
Tristan Taylor | Editor On Thursday, Feb. 20, Iowa’s Attorney General Brenna Bird visited with the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department for a roundtable meeting. She spoke with the sheriff’s office and the county attorney’s office on various issues that state has seen, as...
DES MOINES — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird congratulated Deputy Devin Miller and Deputy Mason Langenhorst on their graduation from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy. The graduation ceremonies were attended by family, friends and law enforcement officials from...
Lyon County Pork QueenBonnie Serck crowned as Lyon County Pork Queen.
By Olivia Feucht Easton Joe Jacobson, also known as Ejoe, was born on December 18, 2006. Easton arrived as an early Christmas present to his parents Paul and Jami. He also was welcomed by his older brother Hunter, as well as his half siblings Jerico, Jeremy, and...
By Kayla Jenson Talula Beatrix Serck, also known as Toots, was born on January 7th, 2007 to her Mother Heather and Father Matt Serck. She joined her older half sisters, Payton and Reece. Talula has also gained many other nicknames - TT, Talu, Tula, Tutti, and TuTu....
By Zoe Kellenberger On the beautiful August day of the 25th in 2006, Ava Grace Boote, also known as Avocado or Booty by her friends and family, was welcomed into this world by her loving parents, Todd and Sara, and her older sister Kendra (20). Years later, her little...
By Opal Niemeyer On Thursday, February 13, the annual speech showcase was held at West Lyon in the preschool wing where participants in large group and individual speech performed their pieces.The large group speech performers presented all of their 9 groups at the...
By Malison Rentschler On Monday February 17, the WL Jazz band headed to Le Mars for the NWIBA Jazz Competition. “The performance was by far the best they have done,” exclaimed Director Jade Bolin. The Cats performed so well. They not only swept the 1st place trophy...
West Lyon FFA Faculty Breakfast AT RIGHT: As part of their FFA Week activities, students at West Lyon served a Faculty Breakfast for all of the faculty members in the school as a thank you for all that they do in supporting FFA. (Photo/Submitted) Emma Evans | Chapter...
Camo Day As part of this year’s FFA Week, Friday’s dress-up day was Camo Day, prompting students to come in their best piece of camouflage they could. (Photo/Submitted) Official Dress Day West Lyon’s FFA students wearing their official dress uniforms. This was...
Cold Work | City crews from Larchwood are pictured cleaning up snow from the streets and sidewalks of their cities. They had plenty of snow to keep them busy throughout the first half of the week. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Season’s first sizeable snowfall in Lyon County...
You’re Gonna Like It Here The Musical Theatre group performed a medley of songs from “Annie” during the Speech Showcase. Front Row: Erica Meendering, Sophia Niemeyer, Cooper Carolan and Marlene Duenas. Back Row: Ava Van Dyke and Chloe Klarenbeek. (Photo/Tristan...
New Location The proposed area for where the new recreational center in Larchwood would sit, as voted on by the city council. It would be built within the southeast quadrant of the park, adding in 78 new parking spots as well. Tristan Taylor | Editor On Monday, Feb....
Dominique Kooiker | Editor On Feb. 2, recently-appointed Lyon County attorney, Nolan McGowan, was arrested in Osceola County and was charged with OWI (operating while intoxicated). McGowan was appointed as the county attorney during the Lyon County Board of...
The Second Annual Iowa Agricultural Education Summit was held on January 27-28, 2025, at the Varied Industries Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Over 230 Agricultural Educators, Post-Secondary Agricultural Educators, Student Teachers, and...
AMES – In the midst of record-setting food pantry usage throughout the state, Growing Together Mini-Grants will provide fresh produce and nutrition education to pantries in 2025 through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s SNAP-Education program.ISU...
A Peek into the Past What follows is an excerpt from the 1972 paper celebrating Larchwood Centennial:A Typical “Centennial” family participates in the Coronation ceremonies and Style Show at the Larchwood gym Sunday evening. Mr. and [Amelia] Ed Roemen are shown with...
