West Lyon students, Jen Kramer and Matt Kock, holding up paint brushes and a bucket of paint while designing a wall at the school.
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Students showcase their skills at NWIBA Honor Band
The students pictured above auditioned for Junior High Honor Band. By Katelyn Berentschot On Saturday, October 18, fifteen students woke up bright and early to drive to Storm Lake, IA to audition for NWIBA Junior High Honor Band. This year was another record high for...
Students of the Month for October
The Students of the Month are pictured above. Front row: Kenzie Koedam (Vocational); Maggie Kooi (Academics). Back row: Ethan Meinerts (Service), Cody Snyders (Arts), Ben Meyer (Sportsmanship) By Eliana Kooi For the month of October, there were five students that...
The Chowdown Cubkits
Members of the West Lyon Chowdown class prepare the first Culinary Cub Kits for the year. By Nevaeh Van Dyke The West Lyon Chowdown class has once again begun their Cubkit boxes for the elementary students. This program was started last year in Kristin Rockhill’s...
All lined up
Halftime Guest Members of the Larchwood City Council, Ned Hodgson and Lauren Steers, were present at halftime of West Lyon’s home football game Friday, Oct. 10, along with the Turf Tank Two robot. The Turf Tank is a robot field painter the city of Larchwood and school...
Toothy time
A Canine with Canines County naturalist, Dayton Buntjer, shows off a wolf skull and its teeth to kids at Larchwood Public Library. The theme of her Nature Tales program this month was all about the teeth of different animals, and how they’re different from ours....
A taste of gratitude
KEEPING A TRADITION ALIVE From left to right, Aspyn Schreurs, Bristol Schreurs and Alexis Schleis serve food to farmers during West Lyon FFA’s annual Feed the Farmer event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16. (Photo/Amy Lyon) West Lyon FFA members provide farmers’...
Showing care with pink hair
RAISING AWARENESS FOR BREAST CANCER Abbie and Katelyn, RNs at Avera Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital in Rock rapids, pose with a pink arch during their “We Care, Pink Hair” campaign. Community members were able to sport pink hair extensions or tinsel. This event...
Women of all ages can follow these steps outlined by the Cleveland Clinic to perform a monthly self-examination of the breasts:
Begin with a visual inspection of your breasts, standing with your arms at your sides. Look for any swelling, changes in breast shape or position of the nipples, or dimpling or changes on the skin. Next, place both hands on your hips and flex your chest muscles,...
Health Services of Lyon County moves into new office
Dominique Kooiker | Writer dkooiker@ncppub.com For the past 16 months, Health Services of Lyon County has been sharing a space within the Lyon County Ambulance garage, but now, it will finally have its own space again. On Monday, Oct. 20, Health Services moved into...
Fall festivities
Inwood to host first Fall Festival Tristan Taylor | Editor ttaylor@ncppub.com A new day of fun for the whole community is coming to Inwood this weekend! The first Inwood Fall Festival will take place Saturday, Oct. 25, from 11 a.m-2 p.m. in the Inwood City Park. The...
The Junior Student Council members find ways to fundraise for prom
By Alyssa Hoogestraat The junior student council put on a fundraiser event at the West Lyon football game on September 10th. The fundraiser event was for prom. In the past, the prom committee sold hot chocolate during football season. With Kadie Bakker retiring this...
The Wildcat marching bands final day does all three shows
By Nevaeh Van Dyke Saturday, October 11 was a day full of traveling, playing, and moving for the Wildcat marching band. The day consisted of their first show for a state rating in Sheldon and then the Dutchman Field Championship in Orange City. It was a long day but...
West Lyon Boys Basketball
Peek into the Past Pictured are the members of the West Lyon Boys Basketball team from the 2000-2001 school year.
Fall Fun at the lake
A Skeleton Bar One of the many sites at Lake Pahoja decorated for Octoberfest features a skeleton bartender, next to a skeleton leaned over a barrel and hose, giving it the appearance of “losing its lunch.” (Photo/Tristan Taylor) A Few Holidays Too Early Christmas is...
To love and be loved
Dynamic Duo Amy Stoner stands with her crisis K9 partner, Honey, after presenting to the Inwood Kiwanis Club. Stoner and Honey will be taking part in training next week to become fully certified. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Ball is Life Honey, Lyon County’s crisis K9, was...
Mother Nature taking course
Trying to Grow Pictured here is one of the ash trees at Lake Pahoja, covered in sucker stems near its lower half. Suckers are one of the signs a tree is dying from emerald ash borers, which have recently been discovered in the ash trees in the park. (Photo/Tristan...
Branching out to a new business
CLEARING OLD TREES FOR NEW GROWTH Joe Anderson, right, is owner and operator of Anderson Tree Service in George. Pictured are Anderson, his wife, Lilly, and Luxley Klingenberg, a family friend, with a tree Anderson removed. Anderson currently offers tree trimming and...
Students of the Month
Peek into the Past Pictured are two of the Students of the Month during the 92-93 school year at West Lyon: Eighth Grader John Twedt and Seventh Grader Haley Bouwman.
The S.O. Report
Brian Hilt | Lyon County Sheriff Dear Lyon County, Another month has come and gone. Fall weather has arrived, and the activities of fall are in full swing. For many, such as myself, fall is the favorite season of the year in northwest Iowa. Fall brings with it cool...