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Lyons native is new trustee Lazich selected for board vacancy by Mayor Getty By Steve Metsch The new village trustee in Lyons has deep roots in the village. Ivica “Otis” Lazich has lived in Lyons his entire 44 years, is a graduate of Robinson School, served on the public library board, and owns a business…
Lyons gets new truck Cab can rise 50 feet above street for trees, lights By Steve Metsch The Lyons Public Works Department has a new truck to replace one that gave decades of service. Back in January 2020, the village board approved the purchase of a new bucket truck that will allow safer removal of…
Garbage truck dazzles Trustees get look at Lyons’ new addition By Steve Metsch Lyons trustees got their first look at the village’s new garbage truck, painted a gleaming white with an illustration of Hoffman Tower on each side, before their recent meeting. The truck has room for 25 yards of garbage, Public Works Director Ryan…
Snow on the pumpkins Frosty weather can’t stop Lyons Halloween By Steve Metsch Lyons Public Works Director Ryan Grace perhaps put it best when he smiled, and said “Merry Christmas” before shaking a visitor’s hand at the village’s annual Halloween party. “What a nightmare. We’ve battling it all day. The wind blowing through the tents,…
