Leah Blauwet prepares to go down the Seat Belt Convincer, a car seat on a ramp that simulates a minor car crash. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Savannah Smith rides down the Seat Belt Convincer and experiences the sudden stop at the end. The device is built to simulate a...
Helping build their futures Guidance counselor Kim Mulder is retiring after 41 years in education. She encourages her students to continue applying themselves to the highest level they are capable of. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor After 41 years...
Making learning fun Kris DeWandel, third-grade teacher at West Lyon, will be retiring after 35 years in education. She holds up her “DeWandel bucks,” currency her students can use to buy things at her store once a week. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor...
Ella Baumeister Jurnee Faber Tayvia Williams Lakynn Newborg Jaci Stubbe Emma Evans Cadence Berentschot Opal Niemeyer Kendra Van Regenmorter Madilyn Arp-Cornell The Miss Inwood and Little Miss Inwood Pageant will be Friday, May 17, at 7 p.m. in Inwood Christian...
What started as a quick text one day between a few business owners, has since morphed into a 50-plus business-wide event throughout the northwest Iowa region. A planning committee, working under the name “Support the 712,” is hosting its first event, the 712 Shop Hop...
ROCK VALLEY, IA – Effective May 1, Ironwood 53 in Rock Valley will have a new name as the company will be rebranded to Post Manufacturing. The change is in name only, as the location, ownership, leadership and employees will all remain the same.“We started Ironwood 53...
Sioux Falls, SD – Southeast Technical College congratulates its students earning their AAS, diploma and certificates May 3.Students from the West Lyon area include:Larchwood:Darcy Alons – Associate of Applied Science in Horticulture TechnologyDonovan Beltrame –...
Ms. DeWandel Ms. Mulder Ms. Mulder Thank you for all you have done! Ms. DeWandel By Tobias Stensland Kris DeWandel has been teaching for 36 years, she has spent 33 of those years teaching here at West Lyon, two and a half years at Brookings, South Dakota and half a...
Dana Peschon Shane Peterson Jacob Ven Huizen Wishing you all the best on your next adventure! Dana Peschon By Patrick Halma Dana Peschon who has been teaching not only special education, but also physical education for West Lyon over the last eight years will now say...
By Samantha Feikema On Friday May 3, the West Lyon Junior High Track and Field teams headed to Hull. The team competed against Central Lyon, Sibely-Ocheyden, Boyden Hull and Rock Valley. Both the boys and girls West Lyon team took second placing as a team at the...
By Tobias Stensland On Tuesday, May 7th the Junior High Track and Field team had a home meet. They were up against the Central Lyon, George-Little Rock, West Sioux Hawarden, Boyden-Hull, and Rock Valley teams. The only problem for the night was some teams didn’t use...
To the Citizens of Lyon County,For the past twelve years, it has been an honor and privilege to serve you as the Lyon County Sheriff. As you may be aware, an individual is running against me for the position of Lyon County Sheriff, but I hope you will give me the...
I was asked to write a letter listing a few reasons a change in leadership at the Sheriff’s Office is in the best interest of Lyon County. So, in this letter I will briefly address a few of the reasons.To start, the morale of the team at the Sheriff’s Office is low...
ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO REACH OUT Michael Henning, therapist with Creative Living Center, recently completed a CAMS-care course. CAMS-care (collaborative assessment and management of suicidality) is a form of suicide prevention therapy that focuses on one-on-one...
Des Moines, IA (readMedia)-- State Treasurer Roby Smith is celebrating 529 Day with the College Savings Iowa 529 plan by giving away a $1,000 account contribution. “The cost of education is rising, and saving ahead of time is one of the best ways to help your children...
Free virtual showing offered at ISU Extension and Outreach Sioux County Office ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Iowa State University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Lallemand Animal Nutrition will co-host the fifth biennial Silage for Beef Conference June 20. This year’s...
Producers should attend to certify or renew their certification ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification trainings in northwest Iowa during the month of June.These trainings will focus on...
Jade Bolin directs the West Lyon Symphonic Band during the Senior Showcase Concert. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Miguel Hernandez, Ethan Feikema and Landon Pottebaum all received the Music Merit Award in celebration of their leadership and participation in both band and...
Volunteer of the Year Rob Horstman (left) was presented the 2024 Outstanding Community Service Award by Paul Kippley (right) at the Inwood Community Fair. Horstman is pastor at First Reformed Church and volunteers at multiple organizations throughout Inwood....
Lauryn Martin Landon Pottebaum Tristan Taylor | Editor Seniors of West Lyon High School will soon be saying goodbye to their school. The commencement ceremony will take place Saturday, May 11, at 4 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. Senior speakers for this year’s...
