Dominique Kooiker | Editor The City of Rock Rapids will experience a planned electrical outage Saturday, Dec. 2, beginning at 1 p.m. This outage will last approximately four hours to allow Rock Rapids Utilities to make repairs in its controls building due to a fire.“This outage will allow us to switch to temporary equipment until […]
Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Dominique Kooiker | Editor When students at Central Lyon want to participate in a fun activity that promotes school unity, spirit and collaboration, they don’t need to look any further than the Quiz Bowl team.Quiz Bowl is a game in which two teams of three to four students […]
Mid-Sioux Opportunity Inc. is hosting its 15th annual mitten fundraiser by partnering with local businesses in five counties to assist needy families. You can help by purchasing a mitten at any of the participating businesses for $1. All proceeds go toward meeting the needs of families in Lyon, Sioux, Plymouth, Cherokee and Ida counties. All […]
Mid-Sioux Opportunity Inc. is honored to be the recipient of a Lyon County Riverboat Foundation Competitive Grant. Non-profit organizations (501c(3), 501c(4), 501c(6)) and government/city/school organizations in and around Lyon County were eligible to apply.“Funds will be used to update the Head Start classroom and Outreach office facilities in Rock Rapids. We very much appreciate the […]
Jared Strong | Iowa Capital Dispatch Hundreds of pages of written briefs that argue for and against a hazardous liquid pipeline permit for Summit Carbon Solutions in Iowa are due before the end of the year, with written replies to those arguments due Jan. 19, the Iowa Utilities Board recently ordered.The three-member board will thereafter […]
G-LR students start sports podcast Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer “Welcome back to another episode of Wide Open Plays, the show where we talk everything about Siouxland and War Eagle Conference-related sports.” As listeners begin each episode of Wide Open Plays, they are greeted with the voice of Zach Anderson. Anderson and Luis Avila, George-Little […]
Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer During the month of November, oversight of General Assistance services for Lyon County will transition from Lisa Rockhill, Lyon County service coordinator, to Melissa Stillson, administrator for Health Services of Lyon County.General Assistance is an ordinance enacted by Lyon County Board of Supervisors by authority of the Code and Constitution […]
Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer On Thursday, Nov. 16, people from across northwest Iowa gathered at the Wells Visitor Center and Ice Cream Parlor in Le Mars for the BIG Challenge pitch competition. Five finalists presented their ideas to a panel of judges to decide which businesses would be the recipients of $10,000 in grant […]
Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer On Tuesday, Nov. 14, Central Lyon kindergarten students visited Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids. Emily Ostrander, Lyon County Naturalist, gave a presentation on turkeys with a Thanksgiving theme to the kindergartners and residents. During the presentation, Ostrander taught students turkey calls and let them get hands-on experience with turkey […]
This year’s holiday forecast is a 2 percent increase over last year Nationally, AAA projects 55.4 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period*. This year’s Thanksgiving forecast is an increase of 2.3 percent over last year and marks the third-highest Thanksgiving forecast since AAA began tracking […]
