A big part of making Democracy work is creating a time and place for competing candidates of an office to have an opportunity to share views and display their unique qualities. It’s the work of voters to engage in these opportunities, educate themselves, and make informed decisions. It’s the work of candidates to help voters […]

Letter to the EditorIn the July 31, 2024, letter to the editor, I used the “Elephant-in-the-room” expression to observe that we, in Lyon County, have an ongoing flood problem but that we are unwilling to step up to the plate and honestly start talking about how we can fix that problem. With our “slippery slope” […]

Jared Strong | Iowa Capital Dispatch Federal health officials are encouraging farm workers who tend livestock and poultry to get vaccinated for seasonal influenza to help prevent a bird flu mutation that might spark a pandemic in people.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday it would devote up to $5 million to […]

Mike Naig | Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Over the past few months, following the devasting storms and floods that have affected so many Iowans, I have traveled to communities, visiting farms, businesses and homes that have endured the worst of Mother Nature’s power. I had the opportunity to listen to farmers, business owners, community leaders […]

Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The U.S. Small Business Administration (a federal agency that provides support to small businesses) put out a press release Thursday, July 25 to inform people of low-interest disaster loans available to businesses and residents of Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Emmet, Lyon, O’Brien, Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury counties, as well as […]