By Paige Thiessen The West Lyon Jazz Choir competed at the Shake The Lakes jazz choir competition on Friday, February 16. This show and jazz choir competition has been going on for 6 years and is hosted by Spirit Lake High School.The West Lyon Jazz Choir includes...
Cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency not regulated by a bank or financial institution and may be used for purchases or investments. Cryptocurrency automatic teller machines (ATMs) work like a bank or credit union ATM and convert traditional currency into...
Let’s Improvise Evalyn Gana-Niemeyer performs a solo improv routine during West Lyon’s Speech Showcase Tuesday, Feb. 13. The prompt she was given was “A lacrosse goalie and a football announcer at a hairdresser.” (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Kitchen Chaos Landon Pottebaum...
REVISITING “STATE FAIR” River Valley Players presented “State Fair” in 1999. This was the first production presented on the new stage in the Forster Auditorium. As 2024 marks the 50th year of River Valley Players and the 25th year since moving onto the new stage, the...
Working to Success Evelyn Johnson and Natasha Mejia work together on their team’s robot during a robot match. They and their fellow Wildbots won first place for their robot’s design at FIRST Lego League Competition. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Award WinnersWest Lyon’s...
OPENING A NEW FOOD PANTRY Manna Market Food & More Pantry in Inwood hosted an open house on Saturday, Feb. 17. The pantry will open for guests on Monday, Feb. 26. Pictured left to right are Manna Market volunteers Gene and Connie Lamp, Ashley and Nathan Kruse,...
West Lyon FFA president Ellen Roemen talking with McKenzie Snow, director of the Iowa Department of Education. (Photo/Submitted Luca Knoblock) Luca Knoblock | FFA Reporter On Feb. 6, five of the West Lyon FFA officers went to the capitol to represent West Lyon...
Veterinarian Heath Heyden speaks about his job and animal health to Country Kids 4-H members at their monthly meeting. (Photo/Submitted) Kenzie Koedam | Country Kids Reporter Pro-Tem The Country Kids 4-H Club met Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Inwood Community Center. The...
West Lyon students perform their speech pieces at the annual Speech Showcase. By Tobias Stensland On Tuesday, February 13 the West Lyon speech club hosted their showcase here at West Lyon. They showed their fellow classmates and parents their abilities and...
By Patrick Halma On February 6th the West Lyon Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Chapter attended the CTE Day at the Capital. These members included Jaci Stubbe, Jacob Morgan, Chloe Klarenbeek, Alyssa Hoogestraat, and Emersyn Rentschler.The CTE...
FCCLA Knowledge Bowl team members Savannah VanBeek, Emersyn Rentschler, Meg Lapka, Alyssa Hoogestraat and Jacob Morgan. Tristan Taylor | Editor This last week, February 12-16, schools around the country celebrated National FCCLA Week. This week celebrated everything...
“F. C. C. L. A. I never knew just how much these 5 letters would impact my life. The amount of wonderful memories I would create, the fun I would have, the difference I would make. My name is Malison Rentschler and I’m a Junior from West Lyon Highschool. I am part of...
IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING Elasa Poppinga as Margy Frake and Justin Hinrichs as Pat Boone rehearse a scene from River Valley Players’ production of “State Fair.” “State Fair” will be presented at the Forster Auditorium at Central Lyon High School in Rock Rapids...
Avera hospital hosts sock drive PROVIDING CLEAN SOCKS FOR THOSE IN NEED During the month of February, the wound care clinic at Avera Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital of Rock Rapids is facilitating a sock drive. Anyone wishing to donate may bring new socks of any...
Sharing gratitude Luke Jansma and Easton Metzger, members of the Clover Kids, made trail mix during their monthly meeting. To go with the month’s theme of gifts and gratitude, they were tasked with giving it to someone they loved. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Spreading joy...
Working to better the Hawkeye State here at home Tristan Taylor | Editor In 1846, Iowa became the 29th state to join the Union. One hundred and seventy-eight years later, just over 3 million people call the Hawkeye State home. In celebration of this great state, Feb....
Kevin Virgil, a former U.S. Army Ranger and member of the intelligence community, has successfully secured the required number of signatures to appear on the Republican ballot for the June 4 election in Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District. Virgil announced his...
Tristan Taylor | Editor The staff of the West Lyon Herald newspaper were recognized in the 2024 Iowa Better Newspaper contest as part of the Iowa Newspaper Association convention Thursday, Feb 8. Approximately 2,879 entries in dozens of categories were judged by the...
Nature up close Weston Oostra watches Mac the bull snake at the Lyon County Nature Center. The nature center was open to families Feb. 10 as part of monthly Boredom Busters. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor Lyon County Conservation hosted its monthly...
SHELDON - Northwest Iowa Community College (NCC) recently announced that its student-athletes have been honored with Academic All-Region recognition for the fall semester of 2023 by the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference. More than 1,500 student-athletes...
