Local business owner tracks down robbers

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THIEVES NO MATCH FOR BUSINESS OWNER Ace Hardware owner Alvin Smidstra chased down three thieves who left his Rock Rapids business with several items recently. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer Kor | Staff WriterThree Sioux Falls, South Dakota, men face charges in Lyon...

Iowa Day is February 8

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Working to make the Hawkeye State even better at the local levelJennifer Kor | Staff WriterIn 1846, Iowa became the 29th state to join the American Union. For the past 175 years, leaders have been working hard to make it a place over 3 million people call home....

Draft of UTV ordinance presented to board of supervisors

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Jennifer Kor | Staff WriterDuring the Lyon County board of supervisors meeting Tuesday, Jan. 26, Health Services of Lyon County director, Melissa Stillson, gave a COVID-19 update.  Emergency management director, Arden Kopischke, was also present. “Lyon County is...

Rhonda Henrichs

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51Sibley, IowaJanuary 27, 2021Rhonda Henrichs, 51, of Sibley, Iowa, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at her home after a battle with cancer.Funeral service was Saturday, Jan. 30, at First Reformed Church, Sibley, with interment in Holman Township Cemetery,...

Hugh Warner

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72Sioux Falls, South DakotaJanuary 27, 2021Hugh James Warner, 72, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Funeral service was Monday, Feb., 1, at Community Reformed Church, Sioux Falls. Hugh was born Sept. 19,1948, at Rock Rapids, Iowa, to...