Rock Rapids teen reels in massive catfish Dominique Kooiker | Editor Early in the morning on Thursday, Aug. 8, Central Lyon sophomore Ethan Geerdes and a friend headed down to Island Park in Rock Rapids to do some fishing. Neither of the boys expected to encounter one of the biggest fish they’d ever seen in […]
Lyon County students attend REC Youth Tour Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern There are many different ways you can learn about history. For Jade Kruse and Breyona Bosch of Rock Rapids, that meant going on the Lyon REC 2024 Youth Tour for a week-long trip to Washington, D.C. The two representatives’ trip took […]
New restaurant opens in Rock Rapids Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Dominique Kooiker | Editor On July 31, Rock Rapids welcomed a new eating establishment to the community, County Seat Grill. A group from the community came together to purchase Vande’s Bar and Grill and transformed it into a new iteration for the […]
Rising Hope Counseling offers services in Rock Rapids Dominique Kooiker | Editor Processing grief can be one of the most difficult experiences in one’s life, but Danielle Raveling of Rising Hope Counseling in Rock Rapids aims to make the process a little easier to bear.“Everybody deals with grief differently. It presents itself differently in everybody. […]
Supporting our grieving community members Since 1956, Porter Funeral Home is Inwood has been supporting members of the community through the grieving and funeral processes. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Writer The loss of a loved one is an emotionally-challenging time for everyone. The process of planning the funeral can often add to the stress […]
Shane D. Johnson | Writer Philip De Koster of De Koster and De Koster Law of Hull knows first-hand how best to navigate opening up the discussion on end-of-life estate planning with the clients he sees on a daily basis.“One of the first steps we would take is to gather some basic information to determine […]
Rep. Randy Feenstra Iowa District 4At the end of July, our national debt officially topped $35 trillion. This development comes just seven months after our country surpassed $34 trillion in debt and less than a year since our national debt eclipsed $33 trillion last September. As a father of four, I firmly believe we have […]
On Thursday, Aug. 8, Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital presented an $8,000 donation to the Rock Rapids Development Foundation, and Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital of Rock Rapids donated $8,000 to the Rock Rapids United Fund. Each donation will go toward helping residents and businesses with flood relief efforts.Funds from Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital were raised at […]
Evan Vander Zee plays with a squish toy at the Back-to-School Health Fair Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Forster Community Center in Rock Rapids. The fair featured a free walk-in health screening for all children. Health Services of Lyon County and its partners provided dental and vision screenings, vaccines and more for kids going back […]
Pixel Six Graphics opens in Rock Rapids Dominique Kooiker | Editor This month, Rock Rapids will welcome a new shop to the business district: Pixel Six Graphics. Pixel Six is a family-run sign shop and apparel printing business alongside a retail space for selling items they design and anything else they find a need for […]
