ATLAS ATLAS will be moving from 411 1st Ave., Rock Rapids to 112 1st Ave., Rock Rapids, where Wall Street Printers and Photography by Kaitlin are currently. The organization has taken ownership of the 5,875 square foot building, but will not be moving in until September or October. They tentatively plan to remodel and possibly […]
Gladys Harms
91 id=”0″> George, Iowaid=”1″> July 13, 2011id=”3″> Gladys Harms, age 91, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of George, IA died Wednesday July 13, 2011 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. id=”5″> Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday July 18th at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church in George, IA. Burial will be in […]
QR codes a part of Reporter
By Kristin Snell id=”0″>| id=”1″>Editor id=”2″> ksnell@ncppub.comid=”3″> The Reporter is now using QR codes as a new way of advertising. id=”5″> QR stands for Quick Response. It is a two-dimensional code, similar to a bar code. They are black and white squares with a code representing a website, company or item. With the application, most […]
Summer Enrichment continues to thrive
By Kristin Snell |id=”0″> Editor id=”1″> ksnell@ncppub.com id=”2″> Studies have shown children often lose much of what was taught to them in school over the summer. Keeping their minds active is just as important as physical. The Summer Enrichment program in Rock Rapids is constantly teaching the attending children about new and different aspects of […]
Memorable moments in Lions’ home finale against Orabs
Back in the spring of 2005 when Jerry Pytleski became head coach of the Lions high school baseball program, succeeding Bruce Eckenrod he probably didn’t envision starting his first season with an 0-5 record before logging his first win as a varsity head coach against rival George-Little Rock 3-2 on Friday, June 10, 2005. id=”0″> […]
G-LR/CL suffers season ending loss in regional opener
SHELDON — For the second straight year and by an identical 11-10 score, Sheldon sends George-Little Rock/Central Lyon home for the season with a loss in a Class 2A regional softball first round contest. id=”0″> It was a game on July 7 that saw the eventual game-winning run scored by Sheldon’s Michelle Fischer on a […]
MEMORABLE EVENING FOR COACH ‘P’
Central Lyon baseball coach Jerry Pytleski (first from left in back row) stands with his assistant coaches, team, and his children following the Lions’ July 5 win against Sheldon at Borman-Forster Field in Rock Rapids. It was a special evening as four seniors played their final home game in a LIons uniform and Coach Jerry […]
Relay For Life Raises $36,000 To Fight Cancer
Lyon county communities joined forces on June 24 at the Central Lyon track and raised over $36,000 for the American Cancer Society’s fight against cancer. The evening began with Honorary Survivor, Denis Meyer sharing his story from diagnosis and treatment of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in 1998 to being cancer free for over 10 years. Meyer then […]
Lyon County Reporter making changes
“Technology does not drive change — it enables change.” id=”0″> Unknown source. id=”2″> Lisa Miller, General Manager of New Century Press, today announced the hiring of Kristin Snell as Editor of Lyon County Reporter. id=”4″> Driven by technology, the newspaper industry, Lyon County Reporter included, has gone through many changes over the years from hot […]
Let there be light; a colorful county courthouse
The greens are greener. The reds are redder. The browns are browner. And the light shining through makes them look brand new. id=”0″>id=”0″> Climb to the second or third floor of the Lyon County Courthouse and look straight up to its highest peak and see the restored stained glass dome now protected by a new […]