Two supervisors participate in final board meeting

SUPERVISORS PASS TORCH Supervisor-elects Corey Altena and Doug Vanden Bosch are pictured from left to right with retiring supervisors Mark Behrens and Merle Koedam during the regular board meeting Tuesday, Dec. 22. The meeting was the final board meeting for Behrens...

Sharing the gift of music

SPREADING GLAD TIDINGS  Members of the Central Lyon High School jazz choir performed a number of Christmas favorites in the Lyon County Courthouse Monday, Dec. 21. (Photo/Jessica Jensen)Jessica Jensen | Managing EditorBefore dismissing for the holiday break, Central...

Regional Housing Trust Fund offers assistance

Jennifer Kor | Staff WriterAs the weather continues to get colder, homeowners are finding ways to make sure heat stays inside and doesn’t seep to the outside. It can be difficult to know where to begin, but with help from the Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund...

Henry Van Der Weerd

94Brandon, South DakotaDecember 20, 2020Henry Van Der Weerd, 94, formerly of rural Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service was Dec. 28 at Steen Reformed Church in Steen, Minnesota. Burial...