Roger Schlotfeldt

Obituaries

86 Alvord, Iowa March 13, 2020 Roger Schlotfeldt, 86, of Alvord, Iowa, died Friday, March 13.  Mass of christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Larchwood, Iowa, with interment in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Alvord Iowa....

Albertus Van Westen

Obituaries

96 Ellsworth, Minnesota March 12, 2020 Albertus “Bert” Van Westen, 96, of Ellsworth, Minnesota, passed away March 12, 2020, at Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. Funeral service was Tuesday, March 17, at Hartquist Funeral Home, Luverne, Minnesota, with interment in...

Hayden Heimensen picked as an all-state basketball player

Sports

Hayden Heimensen of the Central Lyon girls’ basketball team. Heimensen was selected as an all-state girls’ basketball player by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association Tuesday, March 10. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Heimensen picked to the second team as voted on by members...

Accolades continue to add up for area youth wrestlers

Sports

Dual team finishes third and fourth in respective divisions, Cael Rust and Logan Van Briesen get on to podium at Super Pee Wee event Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Youth wrestling teams at Central Lyon and George-Little Rock continued to have a successful end to the...

A pygmy connection

News, News Lead

NOTHING CUTER “Have you ever seen anything cuter?” said Betty DeBerg, resident at Rock Rapids Health Centre. “I could watch them dance around all day,” she said. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer What started out as a dare from a friend has turned into...