Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Rock Rapids resident Gary Patton has once again set a new world record at the USATF Track and Field Indoor and Outdoor Masters Championships, this time in the 4×800-meter relay in Wichita, Kansas, Sept. 29. Patton said it was his goal this season to put a team together and break […]
Jason Hommes | Staff Writer Anyone who’s been on the roads in Rock Rapids in the last few weeks has likely noticed substantial progress being made on the new Sanford clinic on the west side of town. While the weather has been rather uncooperative so far this fall, workers still made progress on the clinic […]
Kalani Steinmetz | Staff Writer J.D. Scholten, an Iowa Democrat seeking to represent the fourth Congressional District of Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2018 Iowa elections Nov. 6, hosted a public Q&A in Rock Rapids Wednesday, Oct. 11. Down-ballot candidates, Ken Kerkvliet seeking a county supervisor seat for District 1 and […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Central Lyon High School students will bring the familiar characters and music of the late 1950s to the stage with two performances of “Grease the Musical.” The performances are Thursday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. on the Tom Gaspar Stage in the Forster Auditorium at Central […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editorjjensen@ncppub.com For an elementary school student, being sent to the principal’s office has long been feared as a consequence for unfavorable behaviors in the classroom, in the hallway or at the lunch table. But a different approach is being utilized at Central Lyon to try and change the overall behavioral culture. […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editorjjensen@ncppub.com After graduating from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School, Angela Selzer obtained a degree in broadcasting. She went on to work for an area radio station and then to a video company, training managers in three different states. When advances in technology forced the company to close, Selzer took steps toward a career […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editorjjensen@ncppub.com Households and businesses depend on technology in ways never heard of 40 or 50 years ago when the first copper telecommunications cable was first placed in the ground. “It was never thought for copper cable to do anything but communicate a voice conversation from point A to point B,” said […]
Sarah Mullinix | Staff Writersarahm@ncppub.com Participating in a 4-H club is about more than earning ribbons and awards. Many former and current 4-Hers recount memories made and life skills learned. For one local Lester family, 4-H was and still continues to be an important part of their lives. Esther Moser was always active with 4-H, […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Kathy Brandt | Staff Writer, Sentinel Tribune, Westbrook, Minn. Newspapers across the country are celebrating National Newspaper Week Oct. 7-13 under the theme, “Journalism matters now more than ever.” The Lyon County Reporter has been published since 1884, bringing community news to Lyon County for more than a century. But […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor It’s not a situation anyone likes to have to think about — a dangerous person in the school, students screaming, teachers working to protect themselves and students. Following the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the Iowa Legislature passed Senate File 2264 mandating […]