West Lyon jazz choir prepares for state vocal jazz championships OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCESJana TerWee performs at the Emmetsburg Extravaganza. The vocalist received the Outstanding Female Soloist award. (Photo/Submitted) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer Following a...
READY FOR THE GOODIESThe main seating area of My Favorite Baked Goods in Larchwood is pictured and ready for guests. Owners Shelly Weideman and Kelly Lynch hope for it to become a new gathering place for the community. (Photo/Submitted Kelly Lynch) Tristan Taylor |...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer A new committee has been formed in Inwood to help city leaders decide how to move forward with the community center after the eastern portion of the building’s roof collapsed in January. The community center building committee is being...
Families, community invited to event to help with summer plans Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor The Inwood Kiwanis Club will be sponsoring a Community Fair Tuesday, March 28, from 5:30-7 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Inwood. The group is looking for other...
County naturalist hosts Nature Tots in Larchwood TRYING OUT TURTLE SHELLSOn Tuesday, March 14, Emily Ostrander, Lyon County Naturalist, hosted a turtle-themed session of Nature Tots in the Larchwood Library. Toddlers learned about what turtles eat, where they live and...
Teacher, new classes focus on ag in the modern age ENTHUSIASM FOR ALL THINGS AG EDUCATIONWest Lyon agriculture teacher Shauna Steiner chuckles with her students while teaching during the food and fiber class. After introducing the processes, her class began work on...
Announcement made with local veterans in attendance LYON COUNTY RIVERBOAT SPONSORS MISSION 14Members of the Lyon County Riverboat Foundation were on hand March 8 for the announcement of the sponsorship of Midwest Honor Flight Mission 14. Aaron Van Beek,...
Doug Jiskoot Doug Jiskoot, junior-senior high school principal at West Lyon Community School District, is the 2023 Iowa Fine Arts Administrator of the Year as selected by the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education and School Administrators of Iowa. Colleagues...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer There will be plenty for youth to do in Inwood this summer. The Inwood Summer Rec board is planning another summer of sun and fun with activities like T-ball, softball and baseball as well as Inwood Summer Kids Club. T-ball is...
Jessica Jensen |Managing Editor Just over 200 of the 467 total registered voters in Doon cast ballots Tuesday, March 7, in a special election for $1.5 million in general obligation bonds to help fund a new community center. Unofficial results had 210 votes cast,...
Historic harvest is reason to celebrate in alternative ag class SUCCESSFUL FIRST HARVESTThe West Lyon alternative ag class recently assembled and maintained a hydroponics system and successfully grew lettuce. The crop was harvested and served as part of a special...
SUPPORT THE CHAPTER, TAKE A CHANCE ON A PRIZESkillsUSA students at West Lyon stand around a PitBoss pellet grill donated by Vans Implement. The was assembled by the basic home maintenance class and will be available as a prize during the SkillsUSA banquet on March 23....
West Lyon High School to perform ‘Clue’ on stage WHODUNNIT?West Lyon high school students rehearse a scene from the upcoming production "Clue" . In the scene, the party guests and the butler try to decide on the best course of action as their host and blackmailer has...
Mylo Hazenbuhler, Original Rock-and-Roll Farm Boy The Lyon County Pork Producers’ annual banquet is planned for Saturday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Lester Community Center and features food, recognition, prizes and entertainment. A pork chop dinner will be...
Conduct of meetings Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Members of the West Lyon FFA chapter have been busy with sub-district and district contests the past two weekends. The sub-district and district contests included Career Development Events (CDEs) as well as...
The West Lyon mixed choir, directed by Jacob Van Huizen and accompanied by Andrea Hoogendoorn, sing selections from movies and popular culture during the encore concert Tuesday, Feb. 28. . The songs included “Count on Me” and “Fame.” Junior high and school school...
TROUBLESHOOT AND PROBLEM SOLVEMembers of the West Lyon Lego League work in the pit to troubleshoot the robot and add to the programming so it could do more and be more consistent during the South Dakota State First Lego League Championships on Saturday, March 4....
A Lyon County motor grader clears a snow drift from a Lyon County blacktop Thursday, February 23. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer This past week saw yet another major winter storm hit the Midwest, and Lyon County was no exception. With another...
Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer On Jan. 28, a portion of the Inwood Community Center roof collapsed, completely totaling the western portion over the gym. Since then, city council members and crews have been working to clean the area, as well as working with...
Kellie and Dan Stark stand in front of Kellie’s recreation of “Warry Night" inside the couples' restaurant, Chuds Pub and Grub, set to open later this month. “Warry Night” was a wartime remake of the classic “Starry Night” painting and Kellie says she hopes her...
