
Crowning the next queen
Miss Lyon County 2025 named Dominique Kooiker | Editor The Lyon County Fair Queen crown was passed to the 2025 Miss Lyon County on the evening of Thursday, July 17, during the annual Lyon County Fair Queen Contest at the Forster Community Center in Rock Rapids. Kiann Blomgren, Miss Lester 2025,...

Furthering her journey in the blue jacket
Local FFA member runs for national office Dominique Kooiker | Editor For some, FFA isn’t just an...

Pulling together for a small-town celebration
Celebrating Doon Days 2025 Dominique Kooiker | Editor Preparations are full-steam ahead for this...
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Crowning the next queen
Miss Lyon County 2025 named Dominique Kooiker | Editor The Lyon County Fair Queen crown was passed to the 2025 Miss Lyon County on the evening of Thursday, July 17, during the annual Lyon County Fair Queen Contest at the Forster Community Center in Rock Rapids. Kiann Blomgren, Miss Lester 2025, was crowned Miss Lyon […]
Furthering her journey in the blue jacket
Local FFA member runs for national office Dominique Kooiker | Editor For some, FFA isn’t just an extracurricular activity; it’s a way of life. This rings true for Kadence Boender of Doon, former Central Lyon FFA president and 2023 Central Lyon graduate. After serving the 2024-2025 term as the Iowa FFA State Association reporter, Boender […]
Pulling together for a small-town celebration
Celebrating Doon Days 2025 Dominique Kooiker | Editor Preparations are full-steam ahead for this...
Magical Music
MAGICAL MUSIC Violet Klaassen learns about music at Magical Music camp at the Central Lyon Activity Center in Rock Rapids Monday, July 14. At this camp, kids learned about the elements of music such as rhythm, pitch and how sound is produced. The kids also got to create their own instruments. (Photo/Madalynn Van Der Weerd) […]
Obituaries
Marvin Dammann
Marvin Dammann 93 Sioux Falls, South Dakota July 14, 2025 Marvin Dammann, 93, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Monday, July 14, 2025, at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Funeral service was Friday, July 18, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Ashton, Iowa. A celebration of life memorial mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, […]
Shirley Reisdorfer
Shirley Reisdorfer 89 Magnolia, Minnesota July 12, 2025 Shirley Reisdorfer, 89, of Magnolia, Minnesota, died Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne, Minnesota. Memorial mass was Thursday, July 17, at St. Catherine Catholic Church, Luverne, with interment in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Slayton, Minnesota.Shirley Marcene Harr was born Jan. 30, […]
Landon Baker
Landon Baker 18 Doon, Iowa July 15, 2025 Landon Wayne Baker, 18, of Doon, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at his home. Visitation with family present will be Wednesday, July 23, from 5-7 p.m. at Doon First Reformed Church. Funeral service will be held Thursday, July 24, at 10:30 a.m. at Doon First Reformed […]
Gene Groen
Gene Groen 81 Rock Rapids, Iowa July 15, 2025 Gene Groen, 81, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at his residence.Public visitation will be Thursday, July 24, from 4-8 p.m. with the family present from 6-8 p.m. at Jurrens Funeral Home, Rock Rapids. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, […]
Mary “Joyce” Fields
99Rock Rapids, IowaJuly 7, 2025Mary “Joyce” Fields, 99, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, July 7, 2025, at Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids.Funeral service was Friday, July 11, at Jurrens Funeral Home in Rock Rapids.Mary “Joyce” Hendrix was born April 20, 1926, near Harrisburg, South Dakota, to Grover and Mary (Helgerson) Hendrix. She went […]
Bruce Eckman
Bruce Eckman 75 Renner, South Dakota June 26, 2025 Bruce Robert Eckman, 75, of Renner, South Dakota, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2025, at his home.Celebration of life will be from 12-4 p.m. Sunday, July 13, at 25781 Lyndale Road, Renner.Bruce was born into the Plaistad family Jan. 18, 1950, in Des Moines, Iowa. He […]

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Crowning the next queen
Miss Lyon County 2025 named Dominique Kooiker | Editor The Lyon County Fair Queen crown was passed to the 2025 Miss Lyon County on the evening of Thursday, July 17, during the annual Lyon County Fair Queen Contest at the Forster Community Center in Rock Rapids. Kiann Blomgren, Miss Lester 2025, was crowned Miss Lyon […]
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IPSWA All-State football team Zach Lutmer named as team captain in Class 2A by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Multiple 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 […]
Crowning the next queen
Miss Lyon County 2025 named Dominique Kooiker | Editor The Lyon County Fair Queen crown was passed to the 2025 Miss Lyon County on the evening of Thursday, July 17, during the annual Lyon County Fair Queen Contest at the Forster Community Center in Rock Rapids. Kiann Blomgren, Miss Lester 2025, was crowned Miss Lyon […]
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