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 […]
Amy Lyon | Staff WriterDominique Kooiker | EditorThe week of Oct. 6-12 marked Fire Prevention Week. During this week, the Rock Rapids Fire Department visited with Central Lyon students to promote fire safety awareness and to introduce children to real firefighters in their community.On Wednesday morning, Oct. 9, Central Lyon’s TK teachers Nora Jones and […]
DOING SURGERY ON A MANATEE Jamie Vande Weerd of Rock Rapids, front third from left, assisted with surgery on a manatee at Sea World in Orlando, Florida, during her internship with Peterson-Smith Equine Hospital and Complete Care in Ocala, Florida. Vande Weerd is a junior at Iowa State University where she plans to graduate with […]
PROVIDING QUALITY CONCESSIONS The Rock Rapids Kiwanis Club runs the concession stand at Borman Forster Fields during the Central Lyon baseball and softball games. John Vander Zee, Gordy Smith and Wayne Grooters are in charge of scheduling volunteers and restocking the stand. The concession stand is the Kiwanis Club’s main fundraiser each year to aid […]
PUTTING A CREATIVE SPIN ON COMMUNITY NEWS Ashley Huisman of Rock Rapids has been a graphic designer at NCP seven years. She takes all the little pieces from the editors, writers and photographers and puts them together to make them look appealing and organized in the final newspaper. Huisman designs four newspapers each week, including […]
Lyon County Sheriff runs for re-election Dominique Kooiker | Editor For nearly 40 years, Stewart Vander Stoep has served the Lyon County community as a law enforcement officer. Vander Stoep has served as Lyon County Sheriff the past 12 years. Now, the current sheriff is running for re-election as the Libertarian candidate.In the June primary, […]
Visions for the Future Tristan Taylor | Writer In June of this year, Iowa State Trooper, Brian Hilt, received the Republican nomination for Lyon County Sheriff during the county’s primary elections. Now looking toward the general election this November, Hilt discussed his vision for the sheriff’s office if elected.“When I think of a vision for […]