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Creating your own heroes

Eric Boote as Star Guy, a charismatic yet egotistical superhero with the power to make people fawn over him. Kiersten Knueven as Dr. Shock Clock, an evil villain with the power to stop time. Nick Middlen as Triple Time, a superhero with super speed. A Super Cast The...

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Inwood hosts meeting concerning community center

Community Center Rebuilding Project Architect Eric Oleson of Oleson and Hobbie Architects discusses the many new plans for the Inwood Community Center during a public meeting on Monday, March 18. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor On Monday, March 18, the...

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Improving conservation efforts through tracking

Wildlife Specialist Riggs Wilson, wildlife research specialist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, was the featured speaker at this month’s Coffee with Conservation. Wilson discussed the Motus Wildlife Tracking System, which had recently been installed at...

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A day in the life of the Lyon County Recorder

Keeping Lyon County’s Historic Records Amie Griesse became the Lyon County Recorder in 2021. The county recorder’s job is to maintain official records of real estate documents to preserve property rights, serve as the registrar of vital records (birth, death, marriage...

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Local man celebrates 94th birthday

Gilbert “Gib” Knobloch turned 94 on Saturday, March 16!He was joined by three daughters and six of his nine sons.Also celebrating Gib’s birthday were other residents at Premier Estates Assisted Living Center in Rock Rapids Iowa.Cinnamon rolls and cake were provided by...

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Evan William Klarenbeek

By Tobias Stensland On January 5th, 2006 the Klarenbeek household was blessed with Evan. Evan’s family consists of five people: his mother Jill, his father Mark, his older brother Payton (24), and his younger brother Dawson (14).Evan goes to school and is an expert...

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Keegan Michael Rotert

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,...

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Bohdi Dean Teach

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...

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Derek John Breuer

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...

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West Lyon Jazz groups perform at USD

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...

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West Lyon Celebrates Pi

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...

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Spring Play Seniors Share

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...

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2024 NHS induction ceremony

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....

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TerWee inks letter of intent with Princeton

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...

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A triumphant season of Jazz

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...

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Learning to make smart decisions

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...

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Flavors of El Salvador come to Rock Rapids

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...

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West Lyon hosts art show

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...

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Bingo for Conservation

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...

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March 25-29 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa

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...

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