May 20, 2025

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Sowing the Seeds

Sowing the Seeds

Spring field work continues across Lyon County Dominique Kooiker | Editor Tractors and farm machinery once again dot the landscape of Lyon County as farmers return to the fields for spring planting. With several rainy days during the last week of April, farmers were...
Here comes the bride

Here comes the bride

GETTING INTO CHARACTER On Tuesday, May 6, Annika Springer and Jacob Van Aartsen practice getting into their roles during a rehearsal for the Central Lyon May Term play “Virgil’s Wedding.” The play will be presented Tuesday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the high school...
Imparting valuable lessons

Imparting valuable lessons

A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO TEACHING Kristi Donaker, third-grade teacher at George-Little Rock, is retiring after 33 years working at the school. Donaker started teaching at George-Little Rock in 1991, teaching as an elementary music teacher and the fifth- and sixth-grade...
Teaching the art of life

Teaching the art of life

George-Little Rock art teacher retires Dominique Kooiker | Editor Art isn’t the only thing Valecia West taught in her George-Little Rock classroom. She also hoped to pass on valuable life lessons to her students they can take through life even after she retires at the...