Thad Engleman TK Hudson Stofferan Kindergarten Elementary students at Central Lyon are taught the school’s four core expectations are to Respect All, Offer Help, Accept Responsibility and Reach Expectations (ROAR). Staff acknowledge students following those expectations by giving them “ROAR cards” to point out what they were doing well. The cards are collected in a […]
Board of Supervisors Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Lyon County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 8:30 a.m. to discuss roadwork, meetings with FEMA and other recurring business.Regular roadwork is ongoing and, according to County Engineer Daryl Albertson, the Iowa DOT has offered Lyon County $3,789 as compensation for wear to a […]
READY FOR LAUGHS Pictured is the cast of Otter Valley Country Club Dinner Theater’s production of “One of Our Clowns Is Missing.” This production will be presented Nov. 6-9 with the meal starting at 5:30 p.m. each evening. Front, left to right, Troy Wassenaar, Doug Stubbe, Del Thiner, Korey Keizer, Gerald Grave. Back, Candy Sandbulte, […]
PUTTING A CREATIVE SPIN ON COMMUNITY NEWS Ashley Huisman of Rock Rapids has been a graphic designer at NCP seven years. She takes all the little pieces from the editors, writers and photographers and puts them together to make them look appealing and organized in the final newspaper. Huisman designs four newspapers each week, including […]
Lyon County Sheriff runs for re-election Dominique Kooiker | Editor For nearly 40 years, Stewart Vander Stoep has served the Lyon County community as a law enforcement officer. Vander Stoep has served as Lyon County Sheriff the past 12 years. Now, the current sheriff is running for re-election as the Libertarian candidate.In the June primary, […]
Visions for the Future Tristan Taylor | Writer In June of this year, Iowa State Trooper, Brian Hilt, received the Republican nomination for Lyon County Sheriff during the county’s primary elections. Now looking toward the general election this November, Hilt discussed his vision for the sheriff’s office if elected.“When I think of a vision for […]
Lyon County fifth graders spend a day learning at Lake Pahoja Amy Lyon | Staff Writer With school underway for well over a month, it is not uncommon for students, and even teachers, to get a little stir crazy. After months of summer vacation and enjoying the fresh air whenever one wants, it can be […]
On Thursday, Oct. 3, the Rock Rapids Kiwanis Club presented a $4,000 donation to the Rock Rapids Public Library for its children’s programming. The basement of the library flooded in June and has been gutted pending renovations. The children’s programming in the library usually took place in the basement, so finding space upstairs to host […]
A group of locals, spearheaded by Angie Jager, third from left, gear up to take part in the annual Live Healthy Iowa State Walk Wednesday, Oct. 2. This event occurs every first Wednesday in October and is an opportunity to join thousands of other Iowans statewide in walking for 30 minutes. Jager, the director of […]
Kids Club of Rock Rapids receives grant On Wednesday, Oct. 2, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced $190,000 in grants have been awarded to 10 rural Iowa communities through three Empower Rural Iowa Grant programs. The grant awards will support rural initiatives including housing, child care and business/community growth.“Rural communities are […]