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New teachers welcomed to George-Little Rock

Aug 27, 2024 | , ,

New teachers at George-Little Rock for the 2024-2025 school year were asked to complete a questionnaire to provide some personal and professional background. Questions asked included: Why did you choose teaching for a career? What do you enjoy most about teaching? What do you want parents and students to know about your teaching style/expectations? What […]

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Celebrating a delayed Freedom Days

Aug 20, 2024 | , , ,

George hosts annual celebration Bryan L. Valentine | ContributorThe 2024 Freedom Days parade Saturday afternoon started off with a bang. Literally, a cannon shot up in the air to signify the beginning of the festivities that greeted young and old alike.Main Street was lined up with spectators from George and neighboring communities waiting for the […]

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Enjoying the beauty of a small town

Aug 20, 2024 | , ,

LITTLE ROCK CORN SHOW PARADE MARSHALS Kenneth and Mavis Kannegieter of Little Rock are the 2024 Corn Show parade marshals. The couple has lived near and in Little Rock their whole lives, both graduating from Little Rock High School in the 1960s. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) Enjoying the beauty of a small townLittle Rock prepares for 77th […]

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New teachers arrive at Central Lyon

Aug 20, 2024 | , , ,

New teachers at Central Lyon for the 2024-2025 school year were asked to complete a questionnaire to provide some personal and professional background during new staff orientation Aug. 13. Questions asked included: Why did you choose teaching for a career? What do you enjoy most about teaching? What do you want parents and students to […]

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Catching a river monster

Aug 13, 2024 | , , ,

Rock Rapids teen reels in massive catfish Dominique Kooiker | Editor Early in the morning on Thursday, Aug. 8, Central Lyon sophomore Ethan Geerdes and a friend headed down to Island Park in Rock Rapids to do some fishing. Neither of the boys expected to encounter one of the biggest fish they’d ever seen in […]

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Exploring Washington, D.C.

Aug 13, 2024 | , ,

Lyon County students attend REC Youth Tour Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern There are many different ways you can learn about history. For Jade Kruse and Breyona Bosch of Rock Rapids, that meant going on the Lyon REC 2024 Youth Tour for a week-long trip to Washington, D.C. The two representatives’ trip took […]

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County Seat Grill opens for business

Aug 13, 2024 | , ,

New restaurant opens in Rock Rapids Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Dominique Kooiker | Editor On July 31, Rock Rapids welcomed a new eating establishment to the community, County Seat Grill. A group from the community came together to purchase Vande’s Bar and Grill and transformed it into a new iteration for the […]

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Family business toprovide more options for community

Aug 6, 2024 | , , , ,

Pixel Six Graphics opens in Rock Rapids Dominique Kooiker | Editor This month, Rock Rapids will welcome a new shop to the business district: Pixel Six Graphics. Pixel Six is a family-run sign shop and apparel printing business alongside a retail space for selling items they design and anything else they find a need for […]

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Serving the community’s youth

Aug 6, 2024 | , ,

DARE OFFICER OF THE YEAROn July 15, Lyon County Sheriff Stewart Vander Stoep was named 2024 DARE Officer of the Year at the Iowa DARE State Conference in Dubuque. Vander Stoep has taught DARE to students throughout Lyon County 28 years. Pictured is Vander Stoep and Jason Hoerner, president of the Iowa DARE Association. (Photo/Submitted) […]

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Living out her love for horses

Aug 6, 2024 | , ,

Rock Rapids woman starts equine massage service Dominique Kooiker | Editor Growing up, Kenley Fluit always had a love for horses. Now, that love for horses has grown into an equine massage business called Soothing Strides, through which Fluit is able to help horses feel and perform their best.“I got miniature horses when I was […]

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