The Iowa Utilities Board has ruled away property rights to a private for-profit company, Summit Carbon Solutions, so it can build its CO2 pipeline through Iowa to a CO2 landfill in North Dakota. The only saving grace is that two of the three-member board insisted on a condition that prohibits Summit Carbon from beginning construction […]
Community Blood Bank partners up to host community blood drives that will strengthen the local supply throughout the summer months. Residents are asked to consider donating blood in the weeks ahead with an opportunity to give blood at the follow blood drives: Monday, July 8 at Avera Medical Group Larchwood from 7:30-10:30 a.m. Donors may […]
In light of the recent devastating floods, torrential rains and tornados that have impacted area communities, Sioux Rivers Mental Health and Disability Service Region (Sioux, Lyon, Plymouth, O’Brien, Emmet and Dickinson counties) is urging residents to prioritize their emotional health and self-care during these challenging times.Natural disasters not only cause physical damage but also take […]
Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Rock Rapids City Council met June 24 at 5:45 p.m. to discuss water testing, yearly budget mediation, new matters of budgeting and contracts with the library.In spite of everything that has happened over the past week, the first orders of business were depositing $3 million each in city accounts […]
Heavy rain leads to flooding in Lyon County Tristan Taylor | Editor Dominique Kooiker | Editor This past week, Lyon County and its surrounding areas have been hit with near constant rain from Monday, June 17 to Friday, June 21. This comes almost exactly a decade after a similar storm hit the area in 2014.With […]
Central Lyon middle school team competes in Massachusetts Dominique Kooiker | Editor It’s not every day a group of middle school students from northwest Iowa is able to attend an event that showcases the work of other students from around the world, but that’s exactly what happened for one lucky robotics team from Central Lyon […]
Avera welcomes KaraLynn Kuhn, PA-C Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Dominique Kooiker | Editor Helping others is a calling, one KaraLynn Kuhn, PA-C, heard loud and clear and decided to follow and dedicate her life to. Kuhn is a new provider at Avera Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital in Rock Rapids.Kuhn is originally from […]
Ready, Set, GROW! 4-H garden club Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Each summer, the Lyon County Demonstration Garden at the Lyon County Fairgrounds comes to life with a variety of plants. This garden helps teach kids about how to grow plants and where their food comes from.The theme for the garden club this […]
Declan Bouwman looks at the bees during a special presentation from a beekeeper. On Tuesday, June 18, the library in Rock Rapids hosted a reading program for the summer. The library had a speaker come in and teach the kids about bees and how beekeepers take care of bees. (Photo/Madalynn Van Der Weerd)
Isaac Yeager | Staff Intern The Central Lyon School Board met Monday, June 10, to discuss new state legislation regarding student absences, delays on bus barn construction, matters of employment and resignation, the purchase of a robot painter and other yearly recurring matters.The State of Iowa has passed legislation that will crack down on student […]