Q & A with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: Are you surprised the conflict in the Middle East is escalating? A: It’s been one year since the horrific terrorist attack in Israel, when the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas launched its brutal assault killing 1,200 people, systematically raping women and taking 250 people hostage, including Americans. […]
Randy Feenstra | District Representative On Oct. 1, the new President of Mexico — Claudia Sheinbaum — was officially sworn into office. While politics in Mexico may seem inconsequential to domestic affairs here in the United States, this development is very significant for our country and particularly for our agricultural community.In 2023, trade between the […]
Amy Lyon | Staff Writer As the weather cools down, cold and flu season slowly sneaks in and rears its unsightly head. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC), this season ranges from October to May, so Dr. David Springer from Avera Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital in Rock Rapids shared some important […]
Thad Engleman TK Hudson Stofferan Kindergarten Elementary students at Central Lyon are taught the school’s four core expectations are to 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 […]
Board of Supervisors Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Lyon County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 8:30 a.m. to discuss roadwork, meetings with FEMA and other recurring business.Regular roadwork is ongoing and, according to County Engineer Daryl Albertson, the Iowa DOT has offered Lyon County $3,789 as compensation for wear to a […]
READY FOR LAUGHS Pictured is the cast of Otter Valley Country Club Dinner Theater’s production of “One of Our Clowns Is Missing.” This production will be presented Nov. 6-9 with the meal starting at 5:30 p.m. each evening. Front, left to right, Troy Wassenaar, Doug Stubbe, Del Thiner, Korey Keizer, Gerald Grave. Back, Candy Sandbulte, […]
PUTTING A CREATIVE SPIN ON COMMUNITY NEWS Ashley Huisman of Rock Rapids has been a graphic designer at NCP seven years. She takes all the little pieces from the editors, writers and photographers and puts them together to make them look appealing and organized in the final newspaper. Huisman designs four newspapers each week, including […]
Lyon County Sheriff runs for re-election Dominique Kooiker | Editor For nearly 40 years, Stewart Vander Stoep has served the Lyon County community as a law enforcement officer. Vander Stoep has served as Lyon County Sheriff the past 12 years. Now, the current sheriff is running for re-election as the Libertarian candidate.In the June primary, […]
Visions for the Future Tristan Taylor | Writer In June of this year, Iowa State Trooper, Brian Hilt, received the Republican nomination for Lyon County Sheriff during the county’s primary elections. Now looking toward the general election this November, Hilt discussed his vision for the sheriff’s office if elected.“When I think of a vision for […]
Lyon County fifth graders spend a day learning at Lake Pahoja Amy Lyon | Staff Writer With school underway for well over a month, it is not uncommon for students, and even teachers, to get a little stir crazy. After months of summer vacation and enjoying the fresh air whenever one wants, it can be […]
