Ready, Set, GROW! 4-H garden club Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Each summer, the Lyon County Demonstration Garden at the Lyon County Fairgrounds comes to life with a variety of plants. This garden helps teach kids about how to grow plants and where their food comes from.The theme for the garden club this […]
Learning About Bees at the Library
Declan Bouwman looks at the bees during a special presentation from a beekeeper. On Tuesday, June 18, the library in Rock Rapids hosted a reading program for the summer. The library had a speaker come in and teach the kids about bees and how beekeepers take care of bees. (Photo/Madalynn Van Der Weerd)
School board prepares for state truancy bill
Isaac Yeager | Staff Intern The Central Lyon School Board met Monday, June 10, to discuss new state legislation regarding student absences, delays on bus barn construction, matters of employment and resignation, the purchase of a robot painter and other yearly recurring matters.The State of Iowa has passed legislation that will crack down on student […]
Learning about the earth
Brand new collection Treasure Hunter campers show off the rock boxes they had painted. After learning about the different types of rocks, they filled their boxes with different rocks around the Lake Pahoja area. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Hunting for treasure During the Treasure Hunter camp at Lake Pahoja, campers went on a hunt to find different […]
All about our furry friends
Having a blast at Heritage Days
‘Moana Jr.’ cast shows community how far they’ll go
THEY’RE SO SHINYJohnalin Schipper, Carter Greve and Juliette Johnson sing about how shiny they are as the monster crab Tamatoa in the River Valley Players Junior production of “Moana Jr.” The River Valley Players Junior company presented this show June 12-14 at the Forster Auditorium in Rock Rapids. The show featured over 70 kids from […]
Learning the community’s stories
Lyon County Reporter welcomes staff intern Dominique Kooiker | Editor New Century Press is welcoming a staff intern, Madalynn Van Der Weerd, to the Lyon County Reporter office. Van Der Weerd grew up in Rock Rapids and attends Central Lyon High School where she will be heading into her junior year. She started working for […]
Out-of-this-world adventure
Launching into a galaxy of fun with 4-H camps Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff intern On Thursday, June 13, 4-H and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach hosted Out-Of-This-World Science Camp for kids in fourth grade and up. 4-H members and non-members are welcomed and encouraged to attend.This camp launched the kids in attendance […]
Community Foundation of Lyon County awards grants
The Community Foundation of Lyon County, an affiliate of the Siouxland Community Foundation, recently awarded eight grants totaling over $26,000 to nonprofit organizations in support of projects and programs throughout Lyon County. The dollars granted and distributed are made possible from the annual distribution from the Community Foundation of Lyon County’s Endowment Fund. Since inception […]