DGR Engineering announces leadership transitionDGR Engineering recently announced several leadership changes effective Friday, Feb. 21.Curt Dieren has been elected as president of the firm, succeeding Blair Metzger. Dieren is the seventh individual to serve in that role since the company’s incorporation in 1965. He started his career as an electrical engineer in 1992 after graduating […]
Shooting Hoops in 1947
SHOOTING HOOPS IN 1947From the Jan. 23, 1947, edition of the Lyon County Reporter: Gene Olsen, Lion basketball center, makes a fast one-handed pitch for the hoop in the opening minutes of the Luverne game played at the home gymnasium last week. This particular try didn’t quite make it but there were plenty of similar […]
Local FFA Chapters celebrate National FFA Week
USA Day Hat Day Country vs. Country Club Day and Truck Day Wheelbarrow race.Aria Nebelsick. Feed bag race. Annika Springer and Rochelle Ebel. Brayden Boender. The Central Lyon Faculty won the FFA Olympics.
GLR FFA Dress up Days
2024-2025 Central Lyon FFA Chapter
Pictured are the 2024-2025 Central Lyon FFA Chapter members. Chapter officers are seated in the front row. Front left to right, Caitlin Huisman, student advisor; Thomas Herbert, sentinel; Alexandra Flores, reporter; Ethan Knobloch, secretary; Aubree Benz, president; Jacob Nagel, vice-president; Elise Kahl, treasurer; Nella Hoogers, historian; Mason Herbert, farm manager. (Photo/Submitted)
George-Little Rock FFA Chapter 2024-2025
GEORGE-LITTLE ROCK FFA CHAPTER 2024-2025AT LEFT: Pictured are the 2024-2025 George-Little Rock FFA Chapter members. Front left to right, Jack Krull (President), Hailey Godbersen (Vice-President), Wyleigh Steenhoven (Treasurer), Owen Ackerman (Sentinel), Kara Whitacre (Secretary). Second row, Jazmyne Wichers-Heine, Mia Chavira, Amy Thole, Grace Ubbinga, Caitlin Everhart, Jo Daniels. Third row, Mia Barnes- Godsey, Michelle Daniels, […]
Snowy Transformation
WINTER AT THE COURTHOUSE The Lyon County Courthouse lawn in Rock Rapids looked pristine after the latest snowfall Wednesday, Feb. 12. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) FUN IN THE SNOW A girl jumps off a snow pile in Rock Rapids while two boys look on. The children climbed the snow pile after Central Lyon dismissed Wednesday, Feb. 12. […]
A natural fit
NEW FACE AT PAHOJA Dayton Buntjer of Little Rock was recently hired as naturalist with Lyon County Conservation. She officially started her new job Feb. 10. Buntjer grew up around Little Rock and went to George-Little Rock for school before attending college at South Dakota State University, majoring in wildlife and fisheries and received her […]
Presenting a ‘Practically Perfect’ musical
River Valley Players presents ‘Mary Poppins’ Dominique Kooiker | Editor“Wind’s in the east, mist coming in, like something is brewing and ’bout to begin.” These words begin the musical “Mary Poppins.” River Valley Players is bringing this classic musical to life on stage at the Forster Auditorium at Central Lyon High School in Rock Rapids […]
County attorney faces OWI hearing
Dominique Kooiker | Editor On Feb. 2, recently-appointed Lyon County attorney, Nolan McGowan, was arrested in Osceola County and was charged with OWI (operating while intoxicated). McGowan was appointed as the county attorney during the Lyon County Board of Supervisors meeting Dec. 24, 2024, taking the oath of office Jan. 14. McGowan previously served as […]