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...
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Silage for Beef Conference scheduled for June 20
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...
Beef Quality Assurance certification trainings offered locally
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...
West Lyon hosts Senior Showcase Concert
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...
Inwood hosts annual community fair
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....
West Lyon commencement ceremony
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...
Avera Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital celebrates five years of service
CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in Rock Rapids celebrated its five-year anniversary Wednesday, May 1 with an open house. During the open house, Craig Hohn, CEO and hospital administrator, presented a speech celebrating the hospital’s...
Showcasing young talent
Fifth-grade students, Hadley Ageson and Weston Kroger, playing the clarinet with the fifth-grade band. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor On Thursday, May 2, the West Lyon Music Department hosted its Spring Concert for middle school and junior high...
Lyon County Riverboat Foundation presents mini grants
CITY OF INWOOD A representative from the City of Inwood received a mini grant to be used for picnic tables. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) INWOOD FIRE AND RESCUE Representatives from Inwood Fire and Rescue received a mini grant to be used for SCBA tanks. (Photo/Dominique...
Landon Dean Pottebaum
By Andrea Kampmann On April 23, 2005 Marilyn and Darin welcomed Landon Dean Pottebaum into their lives. He was also welcomed home by his 4 older siblings: Alicia, Kailtlyn, Cody, and Ethan. Landon proudly says that his role models are his parents; they’ve had many...
Barak Charles Rinkenberger
by Tobias Stensland On the 29th day of June in the year 2006, Barak Rinkenberger was brought onto this planet by his parents Isaac and Melissa. He has six other siblings, Rebekah who is 22, Noah aged 20, Caleb and Joshua who are now 14, along with Julia who’s 11, and...
West Lyon Junior High Performs Well at Sibley Meet
By Tessa Boysen On Thursday, April 25 the West Lyon Junior High Track and Field teams headed to Sibley. The team competed against Okoboji, Harris Lake Park, Sibley-Ocheyedan, HMS, and Sioux Central. They didn’t get an overall ranking of the whole track meet, but they...
Poems from Mrs. Bahnson’s class
In honor of National Poetry Month, the Mass Media class will run a 5-week series featuring the poems of Mrs. Bahnson’s fourth grade class. The fifth week of poems are below. Wrestling (List Poem)By Kendall FlierWrestlingPinsWrestling...
West Lyon FCCLA chapter wins national FACTS Project Award
Herndon, VA — West Lyon FCCLA was selected to receive the 2024 national first-place high school FACTS (Families Acting for Community Traffic Safety) Award from Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).FACTS is a national peer-to-peer education program...
Letters to the Editor
To Whom it May Concern,I’ve enjoyed knowing Brian Hilt for nearly 20 years, we originally met as coworkers and have maintained a friendship as life took us in different directions. In this time I have watched Brian grow as a husband and father while raising a...
Inwood Christian School hosts student program
Dakota Van Grouw performing with her classmates at Inwood Christian School’s Spring Program April 22. In her class’s first song, each student held a sign for one of the 12 disciples of Jesus. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) K-K-Kazoo Students of Inwood Christian School...
Freedom Brew rolling out its newest addition
Going Mobile Brienna Bruggeman, owner of Freedom Brew in Larchwood, stands next to her new espresso cart. She plans to bring it to events throughout Lyon County, as well as other private catered events. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor Larchwood’s local...
Giving back to the community
Scholarships available through Granite’s SHINE outreach group Tristan Taylor | Editor The Granite Threshing Bee’s women’s outreach group, SHINE, is now accepting applications for two separate scholarships. The scholarships being offered are both $1,000, and are for...
Farmers Co-op Society celebrates groundbreaking of Member’s Cut
Sioux Center, IA – Farmers Co-op Society, a cornerstone of support for local farmers since its founding in 1907, recently announced the successful groundbreaking ceremony for its newest venture, Member’s Cut, which took place April 24.Member’s Cut will showcase...
Avera starts Patient Family Advisory Council
Dominique Kooiker | Editor In an effort to continue to further increase its quality of care, Avera Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital is starting a Patient Family Advisory Council. The mission statement of this new council states: “In efforts to offer the highest...