Race-ready

Race-ready

A FAMILY PASTTIME Jackson Mulder started racing in 2019 in a B-mod car. Pictured, left to right, Alyssa and Jackson Mulder and their daughter Kjerstyn. (Photo/Submitted) Sport is family tradition, way of life for Doon man Sunni Battin | Writer When Jackson Mulder is...
Planting seeds of fun

Planting seeds of fun

PLANTING KNOWLEDEGE Four-and-5-year-old kids learn about gardens at Kids Club during Iowa Kids Garden Day May 21. (Photo/Amy Lyon) CONCENTRATION IN ACTION Parker Cuperus, left, practices using an eye dropper as Hayden Beyenhof and Vivian McCarty watch a leader...

Police Week

Q&A with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: What is National Police Week?A: Since 1962, U.S. presidents have proclaimed the second week of May as National Police Week to pay tribute to the men and women who put on the badge to serve and protect their community. As...
Post-War Fuel Shortage

Post-War Fuel Shortage

Peek into the Past From the July 24, 1947, edition of the Lyon County Reporter: Just a few of the vast number of gasoline transports lined up at 6:30 a.m. last Wednesday morning at the Champlin pipe line terminal a half mile west of Rock Rapids. A current shortage in...