By Mattie Eliason On the day of June 13th of the year 2006 his parents, Brian Rotert and Kim Smith were gifted with their son, Keegan Michael Rotert. Later on in life his younger siblings were excited to call Keegan their older brother. These siblings, Easton, Camden,...
By Tessa Boysen Bohdi Dean Teach was brought into this world on June 16, 2005, and welcomed by his parents Cindy and Jeremy. He was really enjoying being an only child until his world was shook when Payton (16) was born, followed by Dagon (15). Bohdi has two girl dogs...
By Tobias Stensland Derek was born January 18th, 2006 to his parents Justin and Amanda. His family members include four brothers Trent who is 22, Owen who is 15, Aiden who is 14, Jase who is 8 and his only sister Emma who is 6 years old.The students of the band have...
On Tuesday, March 19th the West Lyon Jazz Choir and Jazz Band performed at USD where the Choir placed 3rd, Jazz I placed 2nd in 2A, and Jazz II received 7th out of 9 bands.Jazz I placed 2nd in 2A. Jazz II also competed getting 7th out of 9 bands, Jonny Leuthold, Eric...
Mrs. Kippley’s Calculus students prepare some pie for Pi(e) Day. By Amber Rose On Thursday March 14, West Lyon celebrated Pi Day! Mrs. Kippley, a math teacher at West Lyon, took charge to get the students excited about both pi and pie!Pi day is an annual celebration...
By Samantha Feikema On March 14 and 15 West Lyon drama put on a funny comedy called Camelot and Camelittle.In this play, a spunky young girl named Ruth dreams of being the night of the round table. But King Arthur and Queen Guinevere, Lancelot and her other heroes...
By Paige Thiessen The West Lyon Nation Honor Society (NHS) induction ceremony took place on Monday, March 18. Five current juniors were inducted into NHS along with seventeen current sophomores.In order to be inducted into NHS, students must first have a specific GPA....
Jana TerWee signs her National Letter of Intent with her family surrounding. TerWee is set to throw shot put and discus at Princeton University after completing the spring track season at and graduating from West Lyon. (Photo/Kari Jurrens) Multi-sport standout set to...
On the road to the championships Members of West Lyon’s WL Jazz hold up their first place trophy from the NWIBA Jazz District competition. After an astounding season, they will be competing at the Iowa Jazz Championships on April 2 in hopes of a third straight state...
Risk and Consequences Lyon County Sheriff Stewart Vander Stoep teaching the DARE program to one of the sixth-grade classes at West Lyon. With a curriculum based around good decision making, this week’s lesson was about taking risks and the consequences of our...
PUPUSAS CITY OPENS IN ROCK RAPIDS Joel, Josue and Esmeralda Santos of Lester opened their new restaurant, Pupusas City, in Rock Rapids Friday, March 15. The restaurant serves a variety of dishes from El Salvador, including the national dish, pupusas, the restaurant’s...
Pictured are a selection of water color paintings from West Lyon’s painting class featured at the art show. They are of many different celebrities (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor West Lyon hosted an art show on the evening of Friday, March 15. The show...
An afternoon of bingo A Bingo for Conservation event was held on March 16 by the Lyon County Conservation Foundation. Pictured is Jared Ageson calling numbers as the crowd eagerly awaits a bingo. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor The Lyon County...
Lyon County Emergency Management, Lyon County Dispatch, Lyon County Fire Departments, Lyon County Sheriff, Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEMD), National Weather Service (NWS), and Iowa Emergency Management Association (IEMA) have...
ORANGE CITY, Iowa - The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team monthly webinar series continues Tuesday, April 2, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. The program will help Holstein breeders understand the muscle weakness genetic defect in Holstein calves.Dr. Chad...
DES MOINES, IA - Keep Iowa Beautiful invites Iowans to join the Great American Cleanup and an estimated 3 million volunteers across the nation by removing litter from public spaces during Pick-Up Iowa from March 11th, 2024 through July 31st, 2024.Pick-Up Iowa, a Keep...
ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Slaughter cow prices are driven by the price of 90 percent lean beef trimmings (90s), which posted a price of $317.36/cwt the first week of March. This is a record high price for 90s in data back to 1978 and undoubtedly an all-time record weekly...
By Evy Knoblock On December 16, 2005 the world was blessed with a sweet little girl named Lauryn Kay Martin. More famously known as Lo, Lo Beans, Laurie Bell, and Laurie Pompsk. She was welcomed home by her parents Todd and Sandy Martin and acted as the perfect little...
By Lauryn Martin Evy Elaine Knoblock was born on May 26, 2005 to her parents Mitch and Amy Knoblock. She is proud to be a middle child, having an older sister Hayley, who she really looks up to, as well as a younger brother Jerrence - or JJ - who is definitely her...
By Andrea Kampmann On Saturday, March 9th, the West Lyon Individual Speech Group traveled to Kuemper Catholic High School in Carroll, Iowa for the State Individual Speech Contest. West Lyon brought 21 entries to the state competition.The kids preformed great and the...
