WINTER AT THE COURTHOUSE The Lyon County Courthouse lawn in Rock Rapids looked pristine after the latest snowfall Wednesday, Feb. 12. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) FUN IN THE SNOW A girl jumps off a snow pile in Rock Rapids while two boys look on. The children climbed the...
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A natural fit
NEW FACE AT PAHOJA Dayton Buntjer of Little Rock was recently hired as naturalist with Lyon County Conservation. She officially started her new job Feb. 10. Buntjer grew up around Little Rock and went to George-Little Rock for school before attending college at South Dakota State University, majoring in wildlife and fisheries and received her […]
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Presenting a ‘Practically Perfect’ musical
River Valley Players presents ‘Mary Poppins’ Dominique Kooiker | Editor“Wind’s in the east, mist coming in, like something is brewing and ’bout to begin.” These words begin the musical “Mary Poppins.” River Valley Players is bringing this classic musical to life on stage at the Forster Auditorium at Central Lyon High School in Rock Rapids […]
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County attorney faces OWI hearing
Dominique Kooiker | Editor On Feb. 2, recently-appointed Lyon County attorney, Nolan McGowan, was arrested in Osceola County and was charged with OWI (operating while intoxicated). McGowan was appointed as the county attorney during the Lyon County Board of Supervisors meeting Dec. 24, 2024, taking the oath of office Jan. 14. McGowan previously served as […]
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January Kids of Character at Central Lyon
Thane Waletich TK Elementary students at Central Lyon are taught the school’s four core expectations of Respect All, Offer Help, Accept Responsibility and Reach Expectations (ROAR). Staff acknowledge students following those expectations by giving them “ROAR cards” to point out what they were doing well. The cards are collected in a tote near the elementary […]
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School board sells bus barn, projects 2 percent Supplemental State Aid
Central Lyon school board Amy Lyon | Staff Writer The Central Lyon School Board had a public hearing on the sale of Parcel B of the bus barn property at 4:55 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10. The minimum bid was set at $50,000, and the winning bid of $65,000 went to TLD 3 Enterprises LLC, which […]
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Central Lyon preschool, TK and kindergarten sign-up information
Preschool sign-up will begin Monday, March 10, and will end Friday, March 21, online. Find online sign-up on the Central Lyon website. You will still need to register your child in August during family school registration. Call the elementary school office at 472-2664 Ext. 1 or email rmenning@centrallyon.org if you have any questions. Your child […]
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Growing Together mini-grant awarded to Lyon County
AMES – In the midst of record-setting food pantry usage throughout the state, Growing Together Mini-Grants will provide fresh produce and nutrition education to pantries in 2025 through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s SNAP-Education program.ISU Extension and Outreach Lyon County is among those to receive a grant, and the funds will go toward supporting […]
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A day in the life of an agriculture and commercial loan officer
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH BANKING Taylor Klingenberg is an agriculture and commercial loan officer at Frontier Bank in George. He enjoys helping farmers and business owners improve their operations and reap the benefits of their hard work. This year marks Klingenberg’s ninth year at Frontier Bank. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) Dominique Kooiker | Editor Banking is a field […]
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Fighting Polio In 1947
Peek into the Past From the Feb. 20, 1947, edition of the Lyon County Reporter: Dorothy Tiedeman of Rock Rapids (standing in dark dressing gown), looks on as another patient is being given a treatment for polio at St. Vincent Hospital in Sioux City. Miss Tiedeman was also a polio patient at St. Vincent’s at […]
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