The votes have been cast; ballots counted, and the results of the 2011 school board elections are out. With five candidates seeking three seats on the Central Lyon Board, more than 22 percent of registered voters showed for the Sept. 13 election in Rock Rapids and four percent in Doon. id=”0″> The three incumbents received […]
62id=”0″> Sioux Falls, S.D.id=”2″> September 10, 2011id=”4″> Donovan R. Peterson, age 62 of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Rock Rapids, IA died Sat., Sept. 10, 2011 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. id=”7″> Funeral service will be 2 p.m., Thurs, Sept. 15th at Jurrens Funeral Home in Rock Rapids, IA with Pastor Randy Hogarth […]
ROCK VALLEY — When the Central Lyon/George-Little Rock football team left the field on Friday, Sept. 2, it did so without star two-play player Ryan McCarty. McCarty broke his collarbone before game’s end and the Lions were never able to recover, falling to non-district rival Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 27-13. id=”0″> It was a closely contested game […]
HULL — The short-lived stay in the state volleyball rankings for Central Lyon might have been a blessing in a lot of ways. Opening the season, the Lions were ranked 11th in Class 1A and since a 0-3 start to the season, which removed them from the rankings, the team has been more focused and […]
Cross Country Shakeup id=”0″> Seventh ranked West Lyon’s stretch run leads to win over No. 9 G-LR/CL boysid=”1″> SIBLEY — George-Little Rock/Central Lyon had a giant target on its back heading into the Sibley-Ocheyedan Invitational on Sept. 6. The Mustangs brought in a five-point win over rival West Lyon in the teams’ first head-to-head matchup, […]
After three competitive games, Central Lyon lost to Sioux Center in Siouxland Conference volleyball action Sept. 8, by scores of 20-25, 26-24, 20-25 and 12-25. id=”0″> Rotation problems for Central Lyon allowed Sioux Center the needed breathing room to pull off the win and send the Lions to only their fourth loss in last 10 […]
ROCK RAPIDS, IA – Sanford Rock Rapids is pleased to announce that Norma Walks, MD, is joining its team of health care providers. Dr. Walks is a general surgeon and will begin practicing at Sanford Rock Rapids on October 1, 2011, providing general surgical services, including screening endoscopy, care of breast disease, cancer surgery, skin […]
The city of Rock Rapids is in the process of installing a detention basin south of 10th Street on Union Street to reduce flooding. The basin will directly impact the drainage through 10th Street, the football field area, and all the way to the river outlet. “If we control flooding up here, that could potentially […]
West Lyon High School homecoming candidates for 2011 are in front, left to right, Caty Grotewold, daughter of Terry and Amy Grotewold; Denyelle Viereck, daughter of Tim and Suzie Viereck; Mary Schreurs, daughter of Dan Schreurs and Stephanie Schreurs; Marissa Childress, daughter of Dave and Carol Childress, and Kendra Gerber, daughter of Steve and Darcy […]
Two local businesses are moving and upgrading to better serve the community and their customers. Popkes Car Care has combined three different sites into one sizeable location, and Simply Said will be adding a new space for production. id=”1″>id=”0″> Popkes Car Care in Rock Rapids is changing directions with a new building at 602 N. […]