Storm Lake – You may receive a recorded call promising a government grant, flood insurance or help with applications for assistance. Do not respond or provide personal information or payment to these callers. They may be scams trying to get your credit card or checking account information.According to Carol Ehlers, human sciences specialist in family […]
Following are corrections to the Rock Rapids City Council story found in the July 3, 2024 edition of the Lyon County Reporter. The following comments were provided by the city office.“We did not deposit $3 million each in city accounts at Frontier, Premier and US Bank – Our depository resolution is a yearly resolution we […]
ORANGE CITY – Have you ever looked at your garden or yard and said “Hmm?” That could be turned into an “Aha” moment.Iowa participates in the nationwide Master Gardener program that began over 50 years ago. In exchange for a discounted, college-level horticulture course, participants are asked to do a nominal number of volunteer hours in […]
Rock River floods to historic levels At 3:30 a.m. Saturday, June 22, the Rock River reached a record-high crest of 28.47 feet.Lyon County and its surrounding areas were hit with near constant rain from Monday, June 17 to Friday, June 21, causing the river to rise. Despite tireless efforts to contain the river, the water […]
Dominique Kooiker | Editor Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds experienced flood relief efforts in Rock Rapids Monday, June 24. On Saturday, June 22, Reynolds extended a disaster emergency proclamation to 20 counties in northwest Iowa, including Lyon and Sioux, which prompted the visit. During her visit, Reynolds, along with Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, U.S. Rep. Randy […]
Agriculture secretary visits county fairgrounds Dominique Kooiker | Editor On Tuesday, June 25, Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig visited the Lyon County Fairgrounds in Rock Rapids to witness the damage. This visit comes after Naig visited the Lyon County Fair last summer. Before stopping at the fairgrounds, Naig toured Doon and part of Lyon County […]
There will be a few Freedom Days events that will still be held:July 4 – 7:00 pm – Street Dance Opening by JR Abshire at Last CallJuly 4 – 8:00 pm – Street Dance with “Rock ‘N Roll Damnation at Last CallJuly 6 – 8:00 am – Flag Raising & National Anthem at the Freedom […]
The Central Lyon Class of 1964 had its 60th class reunion during the Heritage Days weekend June 14-15. Front, left to right, Gary Patton, Bonnie (Flower) Benton, Eileen (Landman) Schutte, Carol (Fitzgerald) Leavitt, Janey (Vinson) Pullen, Jolene (Van Leeuwen) Soehl, Charlene (Klosterboer) Marquart. Middle, Alan Lange, Leo Huisman, Barb (Lane) Fenner, Laurine (Hasselmann) Halter, Jo […]
Brings total infrastructure funding to $152.5 million over three years The Bureau of Reclamation announced recently the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System will receive an additional $10 million in FY24 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This is in addition to the $7 million in FY24 funding announced for Lewis & Clark last October, bringing […]
Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Lyon County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, June 25, at 8:30 a.m. to discuss current flood relief efforts, future flood preparation, changes to the board of compensation and relocation of the county engineer and public health offices.First, Lyon County emergency management coordinator, Arden Kopischke, came to answer any questions […]