Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor With six months until the planned opening of the new Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in May 2019, CEO Craig Hohn recently announced two providers who have signed on to practice at the new facility. “As we’ve talked about before, the building’s important but it’s really about the people. We’ve been […]
Jason Hommes | Staff Writer any people are interested (or at least have a passing interest) in knowing some details about their ancestors and where they came from. In this day and age, it’s easier than ever before to track down information — thanks to online resources. Over the last decade-plus, Barb Patton has done […]
Kalani Steinmetz | Staff Writer “We’ve been coming here for years and I thought it looked like an interesting challenge and a good business opportunity,” stated Aaron Kelderman, new owner of the Doon Steakhouse as of this September. “It started with talking to the bank and it progressed rather rapidly from there. I convinced my […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor When Erica Stuerman began working at Homeology in Rock Rapids six years ago, she wanted to work in the community she grew up in. The store’s owner saw something more. Now, owner Laura McMahon has sold the home décor business to Erica and her husband, Eric. “I told her, ‘I […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor It’s a learning disability that often goes unrecognized or characterized as something else. Yet dyslexia affects 5-20 percent of people, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, as highlighted by the organization, Decoding Dyslexia Iowa. The AAP further states that dyslexia is the most common learning disability, accounting for 80 […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Work continued last week on two projects aimed at benefitting Central Lyon students and district stakeholders, now and in the future. Caswell Excavating is working to level the football practice field area south of the Central Lyon track and Dick Null field. The project will serve three main purposes — […]
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Oct. 27 Since April 2018, 180 pounds of unused and out of date medicines have been collected in Lyon County through the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Prescription Drug Take Back Day campaign. Collectively, with 108 locations throughout the state participating, 11,526 pounds of medication were collected. Nationally, the events […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor An evening of laughs and a serious look at life and friendship is planned for the River Valley Players’ dinner theater production of “The Dixie Swim Club” Nov. 1, 2 and 3 in the Forster Community Center. A cash bar, provided by the Rock Rapids volunteer firefighters, and a catered […]
Jason Hommes | Staff Writer For the third year in a row, the industrial tech class at Central Lyon is taking on a fairly large project by building a tiny house from scratch. Taught by Grant Engel, the class has become rather popular, and this year has even piqued the interest of a couple girls […]
Jason Hommes | Staff Writer Normally, by mid- to late-October, harvest season would be well underway, but that’s not the case this year. Substantially heavy rainfall and flooding at the beginning of the month has led to significant delays, and to make things worse, farmers woke up Sunday morning, Oct. 14, to find their fields […]