ORANGE CITY — Alex Benson signed a letter of intent on March 17 to continue his soccer career at Northwestern beginning this fall. id=”0″> Benson is a 6-0 goalkeeper from Fort Dodge Senior High. Benson has been a two-year starter for the Dodgers. This past season, the Dodgers went 4-14 and finished with a 2-0 […]
ORANGE CITY — Northwestern College has named Tyler Knobloch as the new offensive coordinator for the Red Raider football program. He takes over for Joel Penner, who held the same position for the last three years and took the same position at Malone University (Ohio). id=”0″> Knobloch has been the Red Raiders’ offensive line coach […]
The Central Lyon FFA parent-member banquet Tuesday, March 27, was attended by 212 guests and members. The gathering honored supporters of the chapter and certain members were recognized for their efforts. id=”0″> Chapter advisor Dwayne Postma named Mindy Harberts, Alan Fastert, Trent Loger and Krista Vander Streek as the Outstanding Senior Ag Students. Their names […]
ANKENY, Iowa – March 29, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation, in cooperation with Iowa’s 99 county treasurers, will implement a 10-year license plate replacement cycle beginning April 2. The Iowa DOT is not implementing a new license plate design; the design of the replacement plates will be the same as the currently issued […]
Families with children ages 0-18 are welcome to attend the Lyon County Family Health and Development Fair Tuesday, April 10, from 3-6 p.m. at the Forster Community building. Admission is free. id=”0″> Free information for parents with children ages 0-18 on resources for parenting, health and safety, school readiness, family support programs, summer recreation programs, […]
Retail trade is trying something a little different this year with a Rock Rapids egg hunt. This week, starting Monday, April 2, and ending Saturday, April 7, six clues will be given. These clues lead to a business in Rock Rapids where an egg can be found. All are welcome to participate. id=”0″> The six […]
“Gluten-free” has become a term grocery stores and shoppers are seeing more often. While an estimated 3 million Americans have a gluten intolerance, only 3 percent are diagnosed with the autoimmune disease, celiac. id=”0″> Celiac disease, as defined by Mayo Clinic, is a digestive condition triggered by consumption of the protein gluten. Although Jane Greenfield, […]
Tid=”0″>he school board decided, in a special meeting Friday, to add a 60×20-foot storage space to the south side of the gym. Other projects will be adding a playground, fixing the elementary sidewalk and rainwater issues. id=”1″> The elementary needs another classroom next year. One classroom is being used for the single purpose of holding […]
98id=”0″> Worthington, Minn. id=”2″> March 31, 2012id=”3″> Jennie Zeigler, age 98, of Worthington, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Sanford Worthington Regional Hospital. She was born December 5, 1913 on the family farm near George, IA, the daughter of Webo and Elizabeth (Boomgaarden) Jansen. She enjoyed the farm life, growing up with three brothers and […]
Last week, I made the decision to go one week without eating gluten. It was a goal that was not easily met. id=”0″> I began my journey on Monday, and the temptations snuck up quick. Someone in the office brought wheat-filled cupcakes. I respectfully declined at the moment and held on to it until my […]