Tristan Taylor | Writer On Wednesday, July 24, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig made a visit to the Lyon County Fair while it was being held at the Osceola County Fairgrounds. Naig came before the Beef Pen of 3 show and met with fair board members.Naig spoke to the audience gathered and thanked them […]
Letter to the Editor As is well known, the expression “elephant-in-the-room” references something everyone sees very clearly but no one dares to openly talk about.Now, as things are slowly drying up from the recent flood in Rock Rapids, there is a huge elephant in the room which, we all hope, will quietly disappear. But that […]
Kids Club hosts vehicle show Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Usually during fair week, Kids Club of Rock Rapids brings the daycare kids to the Lyon County Fairgrounds but, due to flooding, many traditional fair events were either cancelled or moved to the Osceola County Fairgrounds.To still give daycare kids some excitement during […]
Citizens call for action, compassion and communication at Rock Rapids City Council meetingIsaac Yeager | Staff Writerisaac@ncppub.comThe Rock Rapids City Council met Tuesday, July 23, at 5:45 p.m. to take a number of public comments and make a donation to Rock Rapids Kids Club.First, a representative of the American Red Cross came to speak to […]
CREATING A CAST OF CHARACTERS Linda Silvey of Rock Rapids poses with her newest character, Shirley, on Main Street Monday, July 15. Silvey has been creating these mannequins to bring a little bit of joy to people after the June flood. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) Dominique Kooiker | Editor Over the course of the past few weeks, […]
Rock Rapids woman offers farrier services Dominique Kooiker | Editor Lilly Henry of Rock Rapids is a hardworking farm girl with a passion for animals. During her high school career, Henry served as FFA president, ending her term when she graduated this May. Now, Henry is applying her industrious nature to a new venture: LH […]
Rock Rapids couple experiences Jamaican hurricane Dominique Kooiker | Editor When Blake and Amy Lyon of Rock Rapids left Iowa June 27 for a week-long stay at a resort in Whitehouse, Jamaica, for their anniversary, they had no idea they would ride out Hurricane Beryl before they came home.During their trip, the couple enjoyed bamboo […]
DES MOINES – Governor Reynolds announced that the state’s Disaster Recovery Temporary Housing Program has received approval from FEMA and applications are now open.“In the course of eight weeks, Iowa was hit with three extreme weather systems, impacting more than 5,000 homes, of which, it’s estimated that more than 2,000 were destroyed,” said Reynolds. “There […]
Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Doon Days 2024 is in full swing with fun events planned by the Doon Days committee.On Friday, July 26, the community picnic will be in the city park shelter house as a free-will donation picnic by Doon Days Committee from 5:30-7 p.m. Hamburgers, hotdogs, beans, chips, lemonade and […]