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How to catch a reader

Central Lyon Elementary starts annual reading program Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Dominique Kooiker | Editor Each February, Central Lyon Elementary students participate in a reading program. This program rewards TK through fourth grade students for achieving certain reading goals throughout the month. The theme for this year’s reading program is How to […]

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Prospective representative campaigns in Rock Rapids

Dominique Kooiker | Editor Kevin Virgil, Republican candidate hopeful for U.S. House Iowa District 4, had a town hall meeting at the VFW Club in Rock Rapids Jan. 24 as part of his campaign preceding the Republican primary June 4. Virgil answered questions from those in attendance about veterans’ legislation, the pipeline and more.Vigil graduated […]

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Practicing survival skills with conservation

Tristan Taylor | West Lyon Herald Editor Lyon County Conservation hosted its first youth evening of the year Wednesday, Jan. 31. The evening consisted of testing survival skills with ax throwing.The event was hosted by Lyon County naturalist, Emily Ostrander, at the Lyon County Nature Center. In attendance was the youth group from United Church […]

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Central Lyon students to attend honor band

SIXTH GRADE STRONG FOUNDATIONS HONOR BANDOn Monday, Feb. 12, four Central Lyon Middle School students will attend the Sixth Grade Strong Foundations Honor Band at Sioux City North High School. Students selected for the honor band are Weston Kurrle on trumpet, Andrew Pulscher on tenor saxophone, Blake Vander Zee on trumpet and Danika Kroon on […]

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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Award Winners in northwest Iowa named

AURELIA– Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Northwest Area Awards Ceremony was conducted Jan. 30. The county Extension offices named award recipients for outstanding achievements in the previous year.  Award nominations were submitted in November 2023 and judged by a committee from southwest Iowa. The northwest area honored 14 award winners in various categories.The Creativity in […]

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Knights of Columbus Free-throw winners

The Knights of Columbus hosted a local free-throw contest for students ages 9-14 at Central Lyon Jan. 26. The winners of the Central Lyon and West Lyon contests competed in the District Free-throw contest Feb. 18 at West Sioux High School in Hawarden. Pictured, left to right, are the local boys winners by age: Jaxton […]

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Knights of Columbus host free-throw contest

The Knights of Columbus hosted a free-throw contest at Central Lyon School on Jan. 26. They also hosted a contest at West Lyon School. Boys and girls ages 9 to 14 from both Central Lyon and West Lyon Schools will participate in a shoot-off contest to determine the individual winner to compete in the District […]

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Congrats State Speech Participants

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The long-term effects of proper childhood dental care

Parents of young children are undoubtedly familiar with the morning and nighttime ritual of getting kids to brush their teeth. Kids may or may not embrace that routine no matter how hard parents try to relate the benefits of proper oral hygiene, but moms and dads can take solace in the knowledge that childhood dental […]

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When can children brush their own teeth?

Parents quickly learn that their children go through a transition marked by a desire to be more independent. They’re picking out their own mismatched clothes and no longer want any help when solving puzzles or complex toys. That newfound independence signals getting older and can be a healthy thing to nourish. But what happens when […]

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