Joanna Lewis, Shyanne Struckman and Sienna Struckman play volleyball at the Rock Rapids Pool Monday, July 29. The pool offered a fun way to beat the heat this week for many swimmers. (Photos/Madalynn VanDerWeerd) Harper Meinerts swims at the Rock Rapids Pool to cool off from the heat Monday, July 29. Temperatures throughout the week […]
Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer A meeting was held at the Forster Community Center Thursday, Aug. 1, at 5:30 p.m. where Terry Brown, a representative of Iowa Homeland Security, came to Rock Rapids to give a presentation on upcoming buyout opportunities.Before buyouts can happen, a lot of decisions need to be made and budgets finalized. […]
SIBLEY – The Lewis & Clark Regional Water System celebrated a “golden spike” milestone in its construction when, just northeast of Sibley Friday, July 26, Metro Construction installed the final section of pipe in the system’s 310 miles of transmission pipeline.Attendees signed the gold colored 12-inch-diameter pipe before it was lowered into the trench. Remarks […]
DES MOINES— FEMA disaster assistance is available for self-employed survivors, including farmers, ranch hands, artists, musicians and mechanics, affected by the flooding, severe storms and tornadoes in 27 Iowa counties.Self-employed survivors in Adair, Adams, Buena Vista, Cedar, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Harrison, Humboldt, Jasper, Lyon, Mills, Montgomery, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Polk, Pottawattamie, […]
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 […]
Dominique Kooiker | Editor Even though the flood at the end of June meant the Lyon County Fair could not safely be hosted on the fairgrounds in Rock Rapids this year, the fair board and the community alike were determined to gather together as a community and to give 4-H and FFA exhibitors a chance […]