ADOPTION MADE OFFICIAL On Sept. 25, the Raymond family poses happily outside of the Lyon County Courthouse after the adoption of their oldest three children (Jephte, Loveson and Wishla) was made official. Kayla and Webert Raymond of Rock Rapids adopted the children...
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Launching into space
Central Lyon student competes in International Space Station Design Competition Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Adelinne Ditsworth is a senior at Central Lyon and competed in the International Space Station Design Competition in Florida the last week of July. The competition is an industry-simulation game where students split into companies to design a […]
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Shopping small first
SHOP SMALL ON PINK FRIDAY Representatives of Rock Rapids’ small businesses encourage the community to shop small first on Pink Friday, Nov. 22. Participating businesses will have exclusive deals and in-store discounts, and some chamber gift certificates will be given away throughout the day. Pink Friday, a spin on Black Friday that encourages shoppers to […]
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Building brains with shapes and dinosaurs
TANGRAMS From left to right, Central Lyon second and second graders Olivia Van Westen, Regan Rosenboom and Ryder Stettnichs work together on a tangram. They had to arrange all seven shapes onto a paper with a dinosaur design as part of the first Clover Kids meeting Nov. 13. (Photo/Amy Lyon) ACTION LEADER Central Lyon second […]
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New snowmobile law streamlines permit requirements for residents
Iowa snowmobilers are no longer required to purchase and display an annual trail user permit, according to a new law that went into effect July 1, 2024. The law folded the trail user permit into the annual snowmobile registration fee, which will now be $30 plus administration fees. The previous price for each type was […]
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Day in the life of a cosmetologist
HELPING PEOPLE LOOK THEIR BEST Brenda Jepsen is a cosmetologist and the owner of Trendz Salon in Rock Rapids. Jepsen graduated from the Faust Institute of Cosmetology in Spirit Lake in 2005, and she opened Trendz Salon in Rock Rapids 14 years ago. The salon offers men’s, women’s and children’s cuts as well as coloring, […]
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School Board re-elects Scott Postma as board president, new bus barn nearly ready
Central Lyon School Board Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Central Lyon School Board met Monday, Nov. 11, at 5 p.m. for its annual organizational meeting of the board of directors and elect a board president and vice-president, review facility updates, congratulate students and approve hirings and resignations.The school board re-elected Scott Postma as its […]
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Rock Rapids City Council votes to continue funding single-family home grant program, sets vicious dog hearing
Rock Rapids City Council Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Rock Rapids City Council met Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 5:45 p.m. to approve the continued funding of the single-family home grant program, update the city’s master agreement for professional services with DGR Engineering, view preliminary plans for a new dog park and set a vicious […]
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Rock Rapids Utilities Board Tours Lewis & Clark Water Treatment Plant
Board members and staff of Rock Rapids Municipal Utilities toured the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System’s water treatment plant and wells near Vermillion Nov. 6. Rock Rapids currently has reserved capacity from Lewis & Clark of 550,000 gallons per day. When an expansion of Lewis & Clark is completed in 2030, Rock Rapids’ reserved […]
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Board canvasses election results, takes engineering report
Board of Supervisors Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Lyon County Board of Supervisors met Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 8:30 a.m. to canvass the county’s election results, pass an amendment, set a public hearing for a budget amendment and take reports from the county engineer, Daryl Albertson.The meeting began with a canvass of the votes […]
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