BRINGING SHAPES AND DINOSAURS TOGETHER West Lyon third grader Yoselyn Lopez smiles as she holds up her sticker picture creation. She creatively cut out shapes of clouds from hearts to complete her dinosaur art during one of the activities at Clover Kids Nov. 7...
Recap of this year’s election results Tristan Taylor | Editor Election Day, Nov. 5, saw over a million Iowans join their fellow Americans at the polls to decide the direction both this state and country will go in the next years. As of press deadline, the votes in...
New Location, Same Service Office manager Derek Kruid and Dr. Melissa Harberts stand outside the new location for Rock River Veterinary Clinic. The clinic was moved to Larchwood after its original location in Rock Rapids was destroyed by flooding. (Photo/Tristan...
A good day for soup The Larchwood American Legion Auxiliary board members LaVonne Reinke, president; Wanda Wulf, treasurer; Sharon Meffert, co-president; and Carla Manning, secretary. The Legion Auxiliary hosted an election day soup luncheon inside Sports’ Center...
American Legion Thorson Post 310 Members of Inwood American Legion Thorson Post 310 received a competitive grant for an unknown soldier granite marker at Richland Cemetery. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) American Legion Flessner Post 561 Members of Larchwood American Legion...
Letters to the Editor Do you pay your water/sewer bill every month? How would you feel if residents were receiving a “free pass”? Kyle Knobloch’s first day as council member around a decade ago was discussing a $2,000 water bill from a resident who left town. How many...
West Lyon elementary students created pieces of art to display at the Veteran’s Day assembly. By Zoe Kellenberger The annual West Lyon Veterans Day program took place on the 11th of November during the school day. This program took several weeks of preparation, and...
By Opal Niemeyer The week of November 18-22 West Lyon will be an exciting week for the Wildcats as it is American Education Week. For this week, the WLEA, West Lyon Education Association, has lots of plans to get the Wildcats excited about excellence in the nation’s...
Graditude Series By Kayla Jenson For this month of November, Mass Media students will take turns writing a short essay of what they are thankful for at West Lyon. This year I have a lot of gratitude for Mrs. Ashlee Koedam. Mrs. Koedam is one of our high school English...
Graditude Series By Kyndra Gramstad I am thankful for West Lyon athletics. I’ve been playing sports at West Lyon for as long as I can remember, and I have loved every second. After being able to play in a West Lyon sporting event atmosphere, I have been fortunate to...
Gratitude Series By Olivia Feucht Something I am thankful for is the tight community our school and surrounding towns have. Being a senior and looking back at my years attending West Lyon, it has shown me just how lucky I’ve been to be a part of the community. With...
New owners on the block Sisters Carissa and Caitlin Fluit are two of the newest business owners on Main Street Inwood with Back on the Rack. This consignment store hopes to bring modest clothing and cheaper prices, as well as foster a family-friendly zone for people...
HONORED FOR HIS SERVICE Clarence Stubbe of George poses with his Atomic Veterans Service Certificate and Medal for his service in an atomic war zone during World War II. During World War II, Stubbe was stationed in Japan after the Japanese surrendered Aug. 15, 1945....
Kohen Rockhill, Jacob Morgan, Alyssa Hoogestraat and another FCCLA member enjoy their time in Anaheim, California. Morgan and Hoogestraat along with Emersyn Rentschler traveled to a weekend Fall Leadership Institute for FCCLA from October 24-27. There they attended...
Tristan Taylor | Editor Veterans’ Day is Monday, Nov. 11. It is a day for remembering and honoring the military veterans of our country. In celebration, Inwood Christian School and West Lyon Community Schools will be hosting their annual Veterans’ Day Programs,...
All nine students in front of the Indianapolis Colts stadium where the convention was held. From left to right: Mason Knoblock, Colt Metzger, Erica Knapp, Kenzie Koedam, Kaitlyn TerWee, Lucy Dooneweerd, Emma Poppens, Taylor Brueggamen, Addie Knoblock....
ON THE CASE Amy Lyon as Detective Casey Neptune and Josh Allen as Warwick the Butler look through a case file during a rehearsal of River Valley Players’ “The Alibis.” This dinner theater will be presented at the Forster Community Center in Rock Rapids Thursday...
TEAMING UP Aston Van Beek, Dustin Rodger, Julian Timmer and Adelinne Ditsworth hold donated gifts for the ATLAS Christmas Spirit Store. The four Central Lyon education CAPS students, including Molly Konechne (not pictured), have teamed up with Rodger, the executive...
Randy Feenstra On Thursday, Oct. 24, I officially completed my fourth biannual 36-county tour — making at least two stops in every county in the 4th Congressional District every year. This is a promise I made to Iowans when I first ran for Congress, and I’ve kept my...
The students pictured auditioned for Northwest Iowa Honor Band this year. The students pictured auditioned for Northwest Iowa Honor Choir this year. By Olivia Feucht On Saturday, October 28th multiple Wildcats traveled down to LeMars for All State Choir and Band...
