INDUSTRIAL TECH HOUSEThe industrial tech house is built entirely by students. The house is 1,900 square feet with three bedrooms and one and one-half baths. A public hearing on the sale of this house will be held Tuesday, May 16 at 6:45 p.m. in the Central Lyon Board Room, 1010 S. Greene St. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker)Industrial […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing EditorOne Rock Rapids restaurant is looking to three-peat as champion of the Rock Rapids Burger Battle while two others hope their burger is tops. The 2023 Rock Rapids Burger Battle will run through May 31. Burger tasters will assign up to five points in each of five categories for every featured burger […]
WORKING TO CREATE SUCCULENT RESTORATIONSKaylee Stueven of Little Rock started Succulent Restorations in 2022 to sell her plant décor, plant accessories, terrariums, moss art, restored furniture and jewelry and more. Stueven loves bringing new life to pieces that may need a little love and enjoys the creative freedom her projects allow her to express. (Photos/Dominique […]
PUBLISHED WRITERS IN SANDBULTE’S CLASSBrenda Sandbulte, language arts teacher at George-Little Rock, had several students from her class had their work published in Harvest Magazine. Floor, Brenda Sandbulte. Front, left to right, Aidan Bathke, Kaylee Zamorano, Lindsey Haken, Sosie Ver Steeg, Hayden McAlprine, Hailey Godbersen, Jo Daniels. Back, Cash Sandbulte, Hudsyn Bechler, Gretchen Stratman, Johanna […]
Dominique Kooiker | Staff WriterAt its meeting Monday, April 26, the Rock Rapids City Council voted to approve the elimination of the city administrator position and the addition of two new positions to take its place.Effective May 1, 2023, the city of Rock Rapids eliminated the position of city administrator. The duties and responsibilities of […]
Dominique Kooiker | Staff WriterStarting in the fall of 2023, Central Lyon High School will offer a CAPS program for its students. CAPS (Center for Advanced Professional Studies) is a work-based learning program that focuses on partnering with local businesses while providing students with real-world problems these partners need help solving. The program will be […]
SUCCESS SUPPORTED BY FAMILYBrenda Sandbulte, George-Little Rock speech coach, was named the Speech, Debate & Theatre Association Outstanding Educator for 2023 at the All-State Individual Speech Festival at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls March 27. Sandbulte’s family was instrumental in supporting her successful speech program. Pictured left to right are her husband, […]
GET THE HIP SWAY GOINGThese junior dancers follow the movements of Central Lyon High School dance team members in learning the choreography for a dance routine. (Photo/Jessica Jensen)Jessica Jensen | Managing EditorOver 60 young dancers in preschool through eighth grade joined the Central Lyon High School dance team for a junior dance camp and performance […]
Jill Postma, right, hands a chick to Central Lyon third-grader Audreigh Curry Thursday, April 27, during their chick-hatching program. Throughout the month of April, each third-grade classroom had an incubator full of eggs that the students watched hatch. (Photos/Dominique Kooiker)Central Lyon third-graders wrap up chick-hatching programDominique Kooiker | Staff WriterThe sound of chirping chicks began […]
ROCK RAPIDS MUNICIPAL UTILITIESA $3,000 mini grant presented to the Rock Rapids Municipal Utilities will be used for basketball court lighting. Lyon County Riverboat Foundation awards 50 mini grantsJessica Jensen | Managing EditorMembers of the Lyon County Riverboat Foundation board of directors conducted a mini-grant-award ceremony at Grand Falls Casino and Golf Resort Monday, April 24. The […]
