STUDENT BECOMES THE TEACHER Colt Metzger, West Lyon High School student and FFA member, shows a group of fifth graders how to catch crawdads using a net. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor On Tuesday, Oct. 1, fifth graders from throughout Lyon County...
Stewart Vander Stoep Lyon County Sheriff runs for re-election Dominique Kooiker | Editor For nearly 40 years, Stewart Vander Stoep has served the Lyon County community as a law enforcement officer. Vander Stoep has served as Lyon County Sheriff the past 12 years. Now,...
BRIAN HILT Hilt shares plans for sheriff’s department Tristan Taylor | Editor In June of this year, Iowa State Trooper, Brian Hilt, received the Republican nomination for Lyon County Sheriff during the county’s primary elections. Now looking toward the general...
HISTORICAL YET FUNCTIONAL Darrel Hansen, president of the Granite Threshermen’s Association, sits on a tractor that pulls a corn binder from the 1900s. He and a dozen other men came together to harvest corn, one of the tasks to prepare for the 41st annual Granite...
Amy Lyon | Staff Writer St. Mary’s Altar Society is proud to announce that its 18th Annual Craft Show and Bake Sale will take place from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Oct. 26 at the Larchwood Recreation Center. This year there will be a variety of vendors and food for all to...
The 50-year class reunion for the West Lyon Class of 1974 was held at Calico Skies Winery Sept. 28 with almost 70 people in attendance. There were 91 graduates that year (14 of whom are deceased) and 42 classmates were able to attend, along with 23 spouses and one...
Letter to the Editor Dear Lyon County,By now you likely know that, although in God’s providence I won the Republican primary race against the incumbent in June, we are now running against each other again in the general election. As the Republican primary winner, I am...
To the Citizens of Lyon County:After the primary election, the Auditor’s Office reached out to me with surprising news. Unbeknownst to me, due to the write-in process, I won the Libertarian nomination for Sheriff. I’m not a “politician,” and the election process was...
Dear Fellow Lyon County Voters,Republican Candidate for Lyon County Sheriff, Brian Hilt is a true visionary that has already convinced me and many other Lyon County’s Republicans that he is the best choice for leading our County Law Enforcement and Public Safety and...
Integrity, Honor, Compassion, Commitment. These are just some of the traits needed to be an Iowa Sheriff. Lyon County Sheriff Stewart Vander Stoep is such a man. His commitment to serve the residents of Lyon County is just as strong as when he got into law...
ALVORD FIRE DEPARTMENT Front row (L-R): Sam Metzger, Trevor Van Middendorp, Gib Van Hill, Joanna Van Middendorp, Jesse Rose, Chad Knoblock, Arlo Van Middendorp, Darwyn Klarenbeek. Back row (L-R): Tanner Van Middendorp, Glen Meyer, Jason Pollema, Lance Van Roekel,...
Colorguard member Maya Garcia performs at the Titan Invitational. By Sophia Niemeyer On Saturday, September 28 the Wildcat marching band headed down to Papillion La-Vista, NE for the first time ever to attend the Titan Marching Invitational. The cats performed during...
Trevor Rozeboom’s room for the year has been moved to a former storage closet. By Malison Rentschler West Lyon began the school year with several new faces. A new principal, a new guidance counselor, but, also, several members of a construction crew. While West Lyon...
Full of Honey Beekeeper Dean Johnson was the guest speaker at this month’s Coffee with Conservation program. He is pictured showing off a frame filled with honey and wax from one of his bee boxes. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Helping Hand Logan Van Wyhe is helped by...
County to implement text alert system Dominique Kooiker | Editor Good communication is key, whether it’s in a friendship, a job or with local emergency services. Thanks to a new emergency alert system, people in Lyon County will have the opportunity to be more...
Students of Inwood Christian School, along with family and members of the community, gathered outside this past Wednesday to pray together during the See You at the Pole event. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor It was a crisp morning Wednesday, Sept. 25,...
BRINGING AWARENESS TO BIG ISSUES On Wednesday, Sept. 25, Emmy-award-winning journalist. author and host of acclaimed podcast “Grieving Out Loud,” Angela Kennecke of the Sioux-Falls-based non-profit Emily’s Hope gave a presentation at the Forster Community Center in...
Kelsey McKenney, lead data processing specialist at Security Savings Bank’s Larchwood branch, speaks during a fraud and scam seminar. Security Savings Bank is hosting these free seminars to teach people to avoid the many scams out there today. (Photo/Tristan Taylor)...
Tristan Taylor | Editor Lyon County Conservation’s program for 3- to 5-year-olds, Nature Tots, will be returning this fall for a monthly meeting in October through December. This program will be held at the Lyon County Nature Center Wednesdays Oct. 23, Nov. 27 and...
(Left to Right) West Lyon FFA members Ryan Bahnson, Evan Erpenbach, Peter Rens and Brody Martin. They competed in the Milk Quality and Products contest and took home a silver ranking. (Photo/Submitted) (Left to Right) Lloyd Mogler, Mitchell Knoblock, Colt Metzger,...
