LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD On Tuesday, July 29, at the Lyon County Soil and Water Conservation District awards banquet, Warren and Roxanne Newborg. Warren served on the Lyon County Soil and Water Conservation District board as a commissioner 16 years, and the couple...
Brooklyn Draisey Iowa Capital Dispatch How career and technical education for students across the state is implemented could see drastic changes in the coming years after the Iowa State Board of Education voted to shift millions in funding for these programs away from...
Rita Hart | Iowa Democratic Party Chair When Kim Reynolds gave her big annual speech at the beginning of the year, she told Iowans “the condition of our state is strong” and “childcare has been a longstanding priority for my administration.” Now that we’re seven...
Jeff Kaufman | Chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa Raising a family is no easy task, but it shouldn’t bankrupt you. As both a parent and grandparent, I’ve seen how much harder it is for Iowa families to afford housing, groceries and especially childcare. Four...
Discover the art and science of baking sourdough bread during a hands-on ISU Extension and Outreach workshop, perfect for beginners and baking enthusiasts alike. Learn about creating and maintaining a yeast starter, mastering techniques for the fermentation process,...
TWIST AND TURNSKenzie Koedam of the West Lyon FFA weaves in and out of poles with her horse Peanut during the Lyon County Fair horse show's Pole Bending Event. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Good Times at the FairBrodix Ageson and Trinity Strassburg enjoy time together at the...
PRESENTING THE 2025 FRIEND OF THE FAIR Lori Rens, a member of the Lyon County Fair Board, presents the 2025 Friend of the Fair July 24 at the 4-H Foundation Supper and Awards. This year not one individual was named Friend of the Fair but rather all who have taken part...
4-H COUNTY COUNCIL A group of 4-H County Council representatives take a picture with Jill Postma, the county youth coordinator of the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, at the 4-H Foundation supper and awards ceremony July 24. (Photo/Amy Lyon) 4-H COMMUNITY...
“Photographed is Inwood Christian Reformed Church before any additions had been made to the building. The church itself was built in 1963, and first additions were made sometime in the 1970s.”
2025 Blood Run 5K female medalists Top female finishers of the Friends of Blood Run 5K were (left to right): Michele Solano, Rapid City, South Dakota, second 50+ at 45:00; Emira Belhaj, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, first 19-49 at 30:50; Carey Miller, Sioux Falls, first...
De Noble, Austin & Company PC, certified public accountants, recently released an audit report on Lyon County, Iowa.Lyon County’s governmental activities revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 were $18,858,706, compared to $18,306,835 for the fiscal year...
Class PictureThe West Lyon Community School class of 1975 recently celebrated their 50th reunion with a get-together at Meadow Acres Golf Course in Larchwood. (Photo/Submitted)Back Row (Left to Right): Eloise (Kuyper) Hoekstra, Ann (Vande Vooren) Boeve, Sue (Klein)...
Outstanding school year for athletics sees final two varsity teams head to state Following its 10-0 win over Okoboji, and the ensuing handshake line, West Lyon baseball celebrates its victory more before posing for a banner picture. Thanks to its mercy-rule defeat of...
FAMILY BONDING Laurie Stadler drives a tractor with her grandson, John Mark Klein, July 19 at the Granite Threshing Bee. (Photo/Amy Lyon) VINTAGE CORN SHELLER A group of Granite Threshermen help with the demonstration of a vintage corn sheller July 19 at the 41st...
MISS LYON COUNTY 2025 On Thursday, July 17, Kiann Blomgren, Miss Lester, was crowned Miss Lyon County 2025 during the Lyon County Fair Queen Contest at the Forster Community Center in Rock Rapids. Blomgren is the daughter of Jon and Tricia Blomgren. She was also voted...
ADVISOR TO THE QUEEN Hester De Groot, right, has been involved in the Lyon County Fair Queen Contest since the late 1990s. This year marks De Groot’s final year as head organizer of the contest. De Groot and her husband, Wes, left, have decided to retire from the Lyon...
History in Motion Granite Thresherman, Kody Heideman, drives a Thieman tractor pulling a cart full of wheat on the Granite Threshing Bee grounds. He and his fellow threshermen spent an afternoon leading up to the Threshing Bee harvesting their wheat field, this year...
West Lyon FFA members, Neil Knoblock and Perry Mogler, photographed together for qualifying to advance to the state competition. Knoblock competed in public speaking and Mogler in extemporaneous speaking.
Randy Feenstra On Wednesday, July 16, I had the privilege of being at the White House when President Trump signed the HALT Fentanyl Act into law. Joined by families who have tragically lost loved ones and children to an overdose, the ceremony was a sobering reminder...
Ducky DropKids and adults alike scramble to pick up rubber ducks at the Larchwood splash pad. The Wiggles and Giggles Childcare Center had its ducky drop fundraiser during this year’s Larchwood Family Days. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editorhe city of...
