Dear Citizens of Lyon County,I wanted to share with the Lyon County citizens how impressed I have been with your Sheriff, Stewart Vander Stoep. Northwest Iowa sheriffs have met quarterly for the last five years. This is a great opportunity to share with fellow sheriffs the crime trends in our respective areas along with other […]
My name is Wayne Grooters. I’m writing to encourage Lyon County citizens to re-elect Stewart Vander Stoep as Sheriff. I’ve known Stewart since he started working in law enforcement in Lyon County nearly 40 years ago. During that time, Stewart has always prioritized the community and been very involved in community events. We’ve served in […]
columnHarvest exemplifies Iowa’s status as an agricultural powerhouseRandy Feenstra | District RepresentativeWhile I’ve been out on the road traveling from town to town on my 36-county tour, the sights and sounds of this year’s harvest are on full display. Combines, tractors and grain carts dot the fields, farmers are hauling their crops to market and […]
Q & A with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: Is early detection and treatment for breast cancer moving in the right direction?A: As a lead sponsor of the bipartisan Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act of 2000, I’m glad to see measurable strides indicating early detection and breast screenings are helping to lower female death […]
Lyon County Board of Supervisors Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Lyon County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 8:30 a.m. to discuss a budget amendment for the engineering and secondary roads departments, make recurring transfers to economic development and engineering and secondary roads and renew the county’s employee health insurance plan.The county […]
HARVEST TIME FOR LYON COUNTY FARMERS Farmers south of Rock Rapids work to complete their bean harvest. According to the USDA crop progress report, the corn harvest at 45 percent completed and soybean harvest at 87 percent completed for the Northwest District. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) Dominique Kooiker | Editor The leaves are falling from the trees, […]
Students present ‘High School Musical’ Dominique Kooiker | Editor In 2006, the hit Disney Channel Original Movie “High School Musical” released to ecstatic fans. Over the next 18 years, the movie’s popularity has continued to reach new generations, including the Central Lyon High School drama department. This year, they will present their own version of […]
Boon family receives Century Farm Award, fulfilling late husband’s wish Amy Lyon | Staff Writer Receiving a Century Farm Award was a dream of the late Daniel Boon of Alvord. His ancestors purchased the land named Four Leaf Clover Farm in 1919, so shortly after 2019 Daniel and his wife, Marlene, started the process of […]
Sharing a culinary dream Dominique Kooiker | Editor A new restaurant is making its way to Main Street in Rock Rapids. Amanda Pike and Jeb Downard are the new owners of Dreamerz, a restaurant where they hope the community can gather for a good meal and a great time together, starting Monday, Oct. 28.“We’ve been […]
Dominique Kooiker | Editor On Saturday, Oct. 19, the City of George hosted its annual Trunk or Treat in the campground. Local businesses, organizations and individuals filled the campground, opening up the trunks of their vehicles to reveal fun decorations and loads of candy. Children of all ages had an enjoyable afternoon roaming the campground […]