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Lions falls to Wildcats

Central Lyon Boys’ BasketballPair of local foes battle for first time in regular seasonAndrew Buckman | Sports EditorCentral Lyon 7-14-10-6 37West Lyon 23-21-11-16 71ROCK RAPIDS – Two storied rivals faced off for the first of two scheduled matchups Tuesday, Dec. 10, in Rock Rapids. West Lyon, likely to be ranked near the top of Class […]
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Teams travel to Sheldon

Tynan Schipper sprawls atop his opponent during a dual in Sheldon. At 175 pounds, Schipper won one match by 10-3 decision and another by pin Thursday, Dec. 12. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Aubree Benz grapples one of her two opponents during a pair of dual meets in Sheldon. Benz, at 170 pounds, went 2-0 in matches, beating […]
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BOUTIQUE WITH A PURPOSE Steph Roozenboom, left, and Jess Drewes, co-owners of All Things Renewed in Rock Rapids, stand by their Christmas tree where they are collecting donations of basic essentials for Genesis House, which provides faith-based housing support for women and children impacted by homelessness and domestic violence. By donating items like all-purpose cleaner, […]

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Equipping students to make good choices

DARE ESSAY WINNERS Maddie Engleman and Henry Oedekoven were chosen as the DARE essay contest winners at the Central Lyon DARE graduation ceremony Tuesday, Dec. 10. Students were tasked to write essays about what they learned throughout their 10 weeks in the program. Pictured are Engleman, Lyon County Sheriff Stewart Vander Stoep and Oedekoven. (Photo/Dominique […]

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Coming home for Christmas

REMINDERS OF FAITH Members of Ransom Church of Rock Rapids wrote inspiring messages on the framing of the basement walls while replacing drywall. The basement of the church sustained major damage during the June flooding. Members of Ransom Church were able to return to their building Dec. 8 for worship for the first time in […]

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Putting their STEM Skills to the Test

Dominique Kooiker | Editordkooiker@ncppub.comOn Dec. 7, the Central Lyon FIRST LEGO League (FLL) robotics teams competed in the challenge qualifier at Memorial Middle School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The qualifier was an all-day youth engineering event during which the teams improved their robot programs, competed against other regional teams, presented their engineering projects to […]

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Debra Van Burggen

69 Orange City, Iowa December 11, 2024 Debra Van Bruggen, 69, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, at Orange City Area Health System.Funeral service was Saturday, Dec. 14, at Prairie Ridge Care Center, Orange City, with interment in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Ireton, Iowa. Survivors include a sister, four brothers including Kevin […]

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Glenn Doorenbos

95 Sibley, Iowa December 9, 2024 Glenn Doorenbos, 95, of Sibley, Iowa, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, at Country View Manor in Sibley. Memorial services were Friday, Dec. 13, at First Reformed Church, Sibley, with interment in Sheridan Township, Boyden, Iowa.Glenn Doorenbos was born Dec. 24, 1928, son of Lawrence and Elsie (Schafer) Doorenbos. He enlisted […]

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Mary Roemen

88 Rock Rapids, Iowa December 9, 2024 Mary Roemen, 88, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, Dec. 9, at Lyon County Specialty Care in Rock Rapids. Mass of Christian Burial was Saturday, Dec. 14, at Holy Name Catholic Church, Rock Rapids. Mary Catherine Frembgen was born Jan. 4, 1936, to John and Mary (McGuire) Frembgen […]

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Rex Reed

76 Rock Rapids, Iowa December 9, 2024 Rex Reed, 76, Rock Rapids, Iowa, passed away Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, at home. A celebration of life will be at a later date. Rex Wayne Reed was born Dec. 14, 1947, in Pine Lawn, Missouri, to Chester and Dean (Brownell) Reed. He served four years in the […]

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Janice Mahler

83 Littleton, Colorado November 29, 2024 Janice M. Mahler, 83, of Littleton, Colorado, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2024, at MorningStar Assisted Living in Littleton. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, at Jurrens Funeral Home, George, Iowa, with interment in Evergreen Lawn Cemetery, George. Visitation will be one hour prior to the […]

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Margaret Klein

75 Orange City, Iowa December 7, 2024  Margaret Klein, 75, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City.Visitation with family present will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Eldridge Family Funeral Home in Paullina, Iowa. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. […]

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Multiple Lions earn all-state recognition

IPSWA All-State football teamZach Lutmer named as team captain in Class 2A by the Iowa Print Sports Writers AssociationNathan Broek | Sports EditorMultiple Central Lyon/George-Little Rock football athletes were named to the Class 2A all-state football team following a meeting of the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association Sunday, Nov. 20.Named to the first team were […]

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