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Little Lion Junior Cheerleaders Show Their Spirit

Sep 10, 2024 | ,

On Friday, Sept. 6, the CL/G-LR cheerleaders led TK through fifth-grade students in a Junior Cheer performance at the halftime of the home football game. The junior cheerleaders performed several cheers and dances to pump up the crowd and show off their school spirit. The cheerleaders taught the younger students cheers and dances throughout the […]

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Objection to Sheriff Vander Stoep’s Libertarian nomination overturned

Sep 10, 2024 | ,

Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer On Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 3 p.m., a public hearing was held at the Lyon County Courthouse to determine whether Brian Hilt’s objection to Sheriff Stewart Vander Stoep’s nomination as Libertarian candidate for the upcoming general election was legally sound.After hearing arguments from challenger and challenged, the panel motioned to […]

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Lyon County Board of Supervisors hears public comments, utilities to annex building to be cut off

Sep 10, 2024 | ,

Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Lyon County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 8:30 a.m. to hear Lyon County Veterans Affairs director, Ned Hodgson, on applying for a Lyon County Riverboat Foundation grant to put up a new flagpole at the veterans service office and to provide new markers for veterans’ graves, […]

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Gov. Reynolds announces lieutenant governor is leaving position to focus on family

Sep 10, 2024 | ,

Gov. Reynolds announces lieutenant governor is leaving position to focus on familyDES MOINES — Governor Kim Reynolds recently announced that Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg is stepping down from his position to pursue a career opportunity that allows him to focus more on his family.“Adam has been a tremendous partner and an important part of my […]

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ISU Burger Feed

Sep 10, 2024 | ,

GRILL MASTERSTwo members of the Lyon County Cattlemen work on grilling hamburgers for the Iowa State University Extension free burger lunch.

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Iowa student proficiency rises in English, shows no ‘meaningful progress’ in math

Sep 10, 2024 | ,

Robin Opsahl | Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress results for spring 2024 show that the state has reached or surpassed pre-pandemic proficiency levels in English language arts and mathematics, according to the Iowa Department of Education.The department released results Friday from the spring 2024 assessment that determined whether students in 3rd […]

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Overdose Awareness Day

Sep 10, 2024 | ,

q & a with u.s. senator chuck grassleyOverdose Awareness DayQ: How are you working to help prevent overdose deaths?A: From my 99-county meetings to constituent phone calls and emails to my Senate office, I hear from Iowans from all walks of life whose families and communities have been devastated by overdose deaths. A recent national […]

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We can’t let the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expire

Sep 10, 2024 | ,

Randy Feenstra | District Representative In 2017, Congress passed, and President Trump signed into law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) — the single largest and most comprehensive reform of the tax code in decades. As promised, this legislation boosted our economy, strengthened our global competitiveness, and let American families, farmers and small businesses […]

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Uncovering the rest of the story

Sep 3, 2024 | , , ,

Dominique Kooiker | Editor Many people wonder about their family’s stories, wondering what happened in the lives of those who came before. Richard Reitsma of Rock Rapids is one of those people, and his quest to discover his family’s stories led him to write a book titled “Forgetfulness: The Holocaust Orphan Jay’s Lost Dutch-Jewish Family […]

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Showcasing her passion for racing

Sep 3, 2024 | , ,

2024 KNOXVILLE NATIONALS QUEENS COURT Emma Baker of Rock Rapids, left, was named second runner-up in the 2024 Knoxville Nationals Queen Contest Aug. 6. Being on the Knoxville Nationals Queens Court allows the young women named Queen, Miss Congeniality and the two runners-up a chance to be VIPs for the week of the Knoxville Nationals […]

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