RAISING THE FLAG The American Legion started the abbreviated events of Freedom Days in George with a flag-raising ceremony and the national anthem Saturday, July 6. (Photo/Madalynn Van Der Weerd) HAVING FUN ON THE RUNA group of runners passes Locker Pond during the Freedom Days Fun Run/Walk Saturday, July 6. (Photo/Madalynn Van Der Weerd)The George […]
Lisa Yunker has spent the last 12 years living in Cambodia, working with disabled children to help keep them with their families. She is currently back home on furlough for the next few months, and hopes to share were story with the community. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) A calling across the seasInwood native visits home from missionary […]
Deputy Mason Langenhorst Tristan Taylor | Writer Starting off as a part-time dispatcher, Mason Langenhorst is no stranger to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department. And now he has traded the dispatch seat for the patrol car seat as he has started his job as a deputy.Langenhorst grew up in Larchwood and attended West Lyon, graduating […]
Tristan Taylor | Writer For many of us, finding that one thing we are truly passionate about can take some time. This was the case for Deputy Devin Miller, who has now found his place in the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department.Miller was raised for a majority of his life in Rock Rapids, moving here with […]
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 […]
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 […]