COMPETING AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP On Saturday, March 8, Central Lyon’s LEGO Lions competed at the South Dakota State FIRST LEGO League State Championship. Pictured is the LEGO Lions team going over objectives with the referee. Left to right, Maddox Wissink, Micah...
Coming back home
SWEARING IN THE NEWEST DEPUTY On March 3, Deputy Richard Van Den Top, left, of the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office was sworn in by Sheriff Brian Hilt, right. Van Den Top had previously worked in the Lyon County Jail as a full-time jailer 11 years before moving to part-time. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) New deputy joins Lyon […]
For all your trailer needs
U-HAULS NOW AVAILABLE AT RIVERSIDE TRAILERS Riverside Trailers, located at 1003 N. Union St. in Rock Rapids, now offers U-Haul rentals. In addition to offering U-Haul rentals, Riverside Trailers sells new and used trailers and offers trailer repairs and more. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) Riverside Trailers to offer U-Haul Dominique Kooiker | Editor Those interested in renting […]
Central Lyon, George-Little Rock compete at state speech
Dominique Kooiker | Editor On Saturday, March 15, the Central Lyon and George-Little Rock speech teams competed at the individual state speech contest at Woodbury Central High School in Le Mars.Central Lyon students who received a I rating for their pieces are Amber Langholdt, solo musical theatre; Ana Wood, literature program and storytelling; Claire Reiter, […]
A day in the life of an Acupuncturist
Most medicines are extracted from herbs, that’s where they get all the raw ingredients, after they get processed, they’re different.” Xiaodong Wang, owner of Traditional Oriental Medicine Therapy in Rock Rapids Julian Timmer | Work Study Student In a traditional cookie-cutter small town in Iowa, a person probably wouldn’t assume there’s a business with an […]
Who Felled the Tree in City Park?
Peek into the Past From the March 20, 1947, edition of the Lyon County Reporter: It wasn’t an ax that felled the above big tree down in City Park but the work of a couple of busy beavers that have been making their home down on the banks of the Rock River. This should be […]
Lowering the cost of crop insurance for the next generation of Iowa farmers
Randy Feenstra | District Representative As the only member of Congress serving on both the House Agriculture Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, it is important to me that we support the next generation of Iowa farmers and producers. The volatile nature of input costs, insurance rates, regulations, and international affairs makes farming […]
President’s address to congress
Q&A with U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley Q: Why did President Trump address a joint session of Congress?A: Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution says the president “shall from time to time” give Congress information about the state of the union. George Washington set the precedent by fulfilling this duty in person. Although his successors […]
Letter to the Editor
As you may have read in the most recent (February 26, 2025) agenda of the George-Little Rock School Board meeting, Sue and Ken Roseberry recently retired from their current positions at the school. I have worked with Ken over the past 12 years in the bus driving department, and we have become good friends. Ken […]
Bell ringers, triggers and therapy
Letter to the Editor While I’ve had a career as a therapist about five times longer than my first career, I initially was a teacher. My students were intellectually and creatively gifted young people, and I often reflect on how much I learned from their imaginations, questions, knowledge, and ingenuity. In my classes, I might […]