The Central Lyon Class of 1964 had its 60th class reunion during the Heritage Days weekend June 14-15. Front, left to right, Gary Patton, Bonnie (Flower) Benton, Eileen (Landman) Schutte, Carol (Fitzgerald) Leavitt, Janey (Vinson) Pullen, Jolene (Van Leeuwen) Soehl, Charlene (Klosterboer) Marquart. Middle, Alan Lange, Leo Huisman, Barb (Lane) Fenner, Laurine (Hasselmann) Halter, Jo […]
Brings total infrastructure funding to $152.5 million over three years The Bureau of Reclamation announced recently the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System will receive an additional $10 million in FY24 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This is in addition to the $7 million in FY24 funding announced for Lewis & Clark last October, bringing […]
Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Lyon County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, June 25, at 8:30 a.m. to discuss current flood relief efforts, future flood preparation, changes to the board of compensation and relocation of the county engineer and public health offices.First, Lyon County emergency management coordinator, Arden Kopischke, came to answer any questions […]
The Iowa Utilities Board has ruled away property rights to a private for-profit company, Summit Carbon Solutions, so it can build its CO2 pipeline through Iowa to a CO2 landfill in North Dakota. The only saving grace is that two of the three-member board insisted on a condition that prohibits Summit Carbon from beginning construction […]
Community Blood Bank partners up to host community blood drives that will strengthen the local supply throughout the summer months. Residents are asked to consider donating blood in the weeks ahead with an opportunity to give blood at the follow blood drives: Monday, July 8 at Avera Medical Group Larchwood from 7:30-10:30 a.m. Donors may […]
In light of the recent devastating floods, torrential rains and tornados that have impacted area communities, Sioux Rivers Mental Health and Disability Service Region (Sioux, Lyon, Plymouth, O’Brien, Emmet and Dickinson counties) is urging residents to prioritize their emotional health and self-care during these challenging times.Natural disasters not only cause physical damage but also take […]
Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The Rock Rapids City Council met June 24 at 5:45 p.m. to discuss water testing, yearly budget mediation, new matters of budgeting and contracts with the library.In spite of everything that has happened over the past week, the first orders of business were depositing $3 million each in city accounts […]
Heavy rain leads to flooding in Lyon County Tristan Taylor | Editor Dominique Kooiker | Editor This past week, Lyon County and its surrounding areas have been hit with near constant rain from Monday, June 17 to Friday, June 21. This comes almost exactly a decade after a similar storm hit the area in 2014.With […]
Central Lyon middle school team competes in Massachusetts Dominique Kooiker | Editor It’s not every day a group of middle school students from northwest Iowa is able to attend an event that showcases the work of other students from around the world, but that’s exactly what happened for one lucky robotics team from Central Lyon […]
Avera welcomes KaraLynn Kuhn, PA-C Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Dominique Kooiker | Editor Helping others is a calling, one KaraLynn Kuhn, PA-C, heard loud and clear and decided to follow and dedicate her life to. Kuhn is a new provider at Avera Merrill Pioneer Community Hospital in Rock Rapids.Kuhn is originally from […]
