Lester, Iowa– A Larchwood pair were taken to the hospital after a crash near Lester on Saturday, February 28, 2026.
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 2:45 p.m., 16-year-old Larae VanWyhe of Lester was driving a 2011 Toyota eastbound on Highway 9 at Lester. They tell us that 83-year-old Merry Baatz of Larchwood was northbound on Dove Avenue or K30 in a 2024 Honda.
The report says that Baatz failed to yield to the traffic on the highway and pulled out in front of VanWyhe, where the vehicles collided…