Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff WriterFebruary is American Heart Month, and it’s a way to raise awareness about heart health and heart disease, the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Every year, one in four deaths are caused by heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control […]
BOX AND COXMatthew Haken, left, and Noah Wessels, right, rehearse a scene from their ensemble act “Box and Cox.” The duo was selected to perform the act at the Iowa High School All-State Large Group Speech Festival. (Photo/Jennifer Kor)Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Months of hard work and practice has paid off for George-Little Rock High […]
Gabe Kooiker, Luke Rasmussen, pictured left to right, recreate one of their previous improvisational acts, “The Ferris Wheel Stopped.” The trio will perform in improvisational acting at the Iowa High School All-State Large Group Speech Festival Saturday, Feb. 22. (Photos/Jennifer Kor)Jessica Jensen | Managing EditorThere is no set, no costumes and no special lighting. There […]
CHOOSE WISELYBrayden Hofer carefully considers all of his options during a round of Jenga. Students are eliminated from the bracket-style tournament when they cause the tower of blocks to fall. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) Farrah Lewis | Staff InternSTEM coordinator engages students of all ages in learning activitiesIt starts with 54 wooden blocks, each three times as long […]
GESTURE OF THANKSPreston Hulbert was visiting Larchwood in January 2018 and was accidentally shot in the head, suffering a traumatic brain injury. Two years later to the day, on Jan. 26, 2020, Hulbert returned to Lyon County to thank the medical personnel who responded to the call in the early morning hours and was able […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing EditorLife can be full of challenges, adversity, adventures and positive experiences. But not everyone uses those as inspiration for a children’s book. Doug Dirks of Rock Rapids, a single father of two daughters and now a grandfather, said up until two or three years ago, he would’ve never considered it either. […]
Jennifer Kor | Staff WriterTour buses carrying presidential hopefuls have been traveling the roads of Iowa trying to gain support going into the 2020 election. As the first caucus in the nation on Feb. 3, candidates get a glimpse of how they are preforming among voters in Iowa.An Iowa caucus is different than how most […]
Lyon County GOP prepares for caucusesFor the past several months, the Lyon County Republican Party has been working to prepare for Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses Monday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. Local party officials have been working to secure caucus sites throughout the county and recruit volunteers to implement the caucuses in precincts across the county.While […]
CAUGHT ON CAMERA ABOVE: New body cameras worn by Lyon County Sheriff’s deputies can provide valuable information for deputies as well as judges and juries in court cases. RIGHT: A sheriff’s deputy shows sample footage of what new body cameras worn by deputies can capture. (Photos/Jessica Jensen) Jennifer Kor | Staff WriterTechnology is ever-changing with improvements […]
Jennifer Kor | Staff WriterA staple of the Rock Rapids Sunshine Foods grocery store, Ron Rice, has announced he will be retiring after 23 years of helping customers in almost every department of the store.Ron and his wife, Rita, moved to Rock Rapids 34 years ago. When Larry Goebel and Tony Bosch built the Sunshine […]