Memories in miniature
Amy Lyon | Staff Writer alyon@ncppub.com With racing is in his blood, Dylan Vanden Top of George turned a teenage dream into a small business. He began creating miniature replicas of racecars during a college project that quickly drew attention from fellow racing fans. After five years of refining...
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Memories in miniature
Amy Lyon | Staff Writer alyon@ncppub.com With racing is in his blood, Dylan Vanden Top of George turned a teenage dream into a small business. He began creating miniature replicas of racecars during a college project that quickly drew attention from fellow racing fans. After five years of refining his designs and perfecting the process, […]
Focused on providing quality care
Lyon Specialty Care welcomes new administrator Dominique Kooiker | Editor dkooiker@ncppub.com “There’s something really beautiful about working with the population that raised us,” said Kassie Doty, the new administrator at Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids. “A lot of these people are that age where they’ve raised our parents, and they’ve been a huge influence […]
Trotting before turkey time
Central Lyon Student Council hosts Thanksgiving run Dominique Kooiker | Editor dkooiker@ncppub.com One of the most anticipated parts of Thanksgiving is partaking in a feast of good foods, prominently featuring the Thanksgiving turkey. Stuffing oneself with a delicious meal has become a cherished tradition among many but this year the Central Lyon High School student […]
Turkey tales take over story time
PUT YOUR RIGHT WING IN Kids “turn themselves around” during the turkey-themed hokey pokey dance at preschool story time at the Rock Rapids Public Library Tuesday, Nov. 25. (Photo/Amy Lyon) THERE’S NO TURKEY HERE Kaitlyn Rose holds up her disguised turkey, one of the activities at preschool story time at the Rock Rapids Public Library […]
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Larry Holland
77 Rock Rapids, Iowa November 18, 2025 Larry Holland, 77, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at his home. Celebration of life will be at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at Rock Community Church, Rock Rapids. A memorial service will be April 25, 2026, at the Methodist Church, Montrose, South Dakota, […]
Allen Hansman
93 George, Iowa November 28, 2025 Allen Hansman, 93 of George, Iowa, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, at his home. Visitation without the family present will be Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 5-7 p.m. at Jurrens Funeral Home of George. Private funeral service will be Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Jurrens Funeral Home in George with interment with full […]
Donna Rohde
77 Boyden, Iowa November 16, 2025 Donna Rohde, 77, of rural Boyden, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at her residence. Funeral service was Thursday, Nov. 20, at St. John Lutheran Church, rural Boyden, with interment in the church cemetery. Donna Faye Rohde was born June 21, 1948, in Sibley, Iowa, daughter of Walter […]
Karla Hasche
66 Sioux Falls, South Dakota November 16, 2025 Karla Hasche, 66, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. An informal gathering of family and friends was Saturday, Nov. 22, at Jurrens Funeral Home of Rock Rapids, Iowa. Karla Kay Hasche was born Jan. 12, […]
Eldon Sneller
68 Doon, Iowa November 18, 2025 Eldon Sneller, 68, of Doon, Iowa, died of cancer Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at his home near Doon. Funeral service was Saturday, Nov. 22, at Hope Reformed Church, George, Iowa, with interment in Evergreen Lawn Cemetery, George. Eldon Henry Sneller was born April 10, 1957, at Sioux Center, Iowa, son […]
Joseph Malsam
87 Sibley, Iowa November 18, 2025 Joseph “Joe” Malsam, 87, of Sibley, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at his home. Funeral service was Saturday, Nov. 22, at Jurrens Funeral Home, Sibley. Joseph Malsam was born Jan. 26, 1938, in Hillsview, South Dakota, son of Frank and Johanna (Getz) Malsam. He lived in Hillsview […]
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Memories in miniature
Amy Lyon | Staff Writer alyon@ncppub.com With racing is in his blood, Dylan Vanden Top of George turned a teenage dream into a small business. He began creating miniature replicas of racecars during a college project that quickly drew attention from fellow racing fans. After five years of refining his designs and perfecting the process, […]
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IPSWA All-State football team Zach Lutmer named as team captain in Class 2A by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Multiple Central Lyon/George-Little Rock football athletes were named to the Class 2A all-state football team following a meeting of the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association Sunday, Nov. 20. Named to […]
Memories in miniature
Amy Lyon | Staff Writer alyon@ncppub.com With racing is in his blood, Dylan Vanden Top of George turned a teenage dream into a small business. He began creating miniature replicas of racecars during a college project that quickly drew attention from fellow racing fans. After five years of refining his designs and perfecting the process, […]
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