Category Archives: Community News

New teachers in town

Two more new teachers in town this year are Jennifer Lindsey and Shamary Ruiz. Lindsey is a new teacher at Southwest Christian Elementary and Ruiz is a new teacher at Edgerton Public School. By Jill Fennema – Jennifer Lindsey Jennifer

First State Bank Southwest Celebrates 20 Years in Edgerton

Pictured: Brad Bruxvoort, Lisa Pfeifle, Lori Van Essen, and Trista Fraser ready to greet their customers on Monday morning. By Jill Fennema –On July 3, 2002, the building permit for a proposed new bank on Main Street in Edgerton was

Vanderby Handling IT at SWC

AJ Vanderby is the new computer science teacher at Southwest Christian High School. He will also be teaching math and handling the school’s technology. AJ is the oldest son of Ronica and the late Ryan Vanderby of Edgerton. AJ graduated

EPS Looking To Fill a Couple Positions Before The School Year Begins

Pictured: The concrete on the elementary playground being poured. The Edgerton School board held their monthly meeting last week Tuesday. All board members were present.  This was the final meeting before the beginning of the 2022-23 school year and Superintendent

Diamond H Hosts Horse Ride Event

This group photo shown was of several riders waiting outside for their events to begin. Pictured are: Brandi, Lexi, Christie, Kylee, and Sierra. On Saturday, August 13, Diamond H Acres held a “play date” event at their facilities near Edgerton.

Campion is New Preschool Teacher at EPS

Olivia Campion is the new preschool teacher at Edgerton Public School. She is teaching the four year olds, taking the place of Courtney Gunnink, who replaced kindergarten teacher Brenda Kleinjan, who retired at the end of the last school year.

Council Looks at Utility Rate Increases

Last week Monday there was a special council meeting to discuss the financing of the Capital Improvement Plan. The city has received grants and a USDA loan to help pay for the estimated $7.6 million project, which is expected to

DGR Continues to Move Forward on the City’s Capital Improvement Plan

Phase one is getting closer to being let for bids, although that is not likely until next spring. This fall and winter, there will be many meetings between city officials and DGR to iron out the details.  Some of those

Red Riding Hood

Theater Production a Success Last weekend, local students were part of a theater production called Red Riding Hood. Red Riding Hood, played by Lydia Talsma, and her friends – played by Izzy and Hannah Masselink and Kelli Blom – went

Pool Closes Friday

Pictured: A group of boys play a game called “alligator” in the deep part of the pool. The Edgerton swimming pool was open for 10 weeks this summer. Watching over the swimmers was a staff of thoroughly trained and dedicated