Local NCC student awarded scholarship by ag industry sponsors

Pictured are Jill Nachtigal of Little Rock, left, a student at Northwest Iowa Community College, who received a $1,000 scholarship sponsored by Farm Credit Services of America and presented by representative Jason Johnson, right, during the Agribusiness Association of...

Middle school show choir ‘Shakes the Lakes’

STRONG SHOWING The Central Lyon Middle School show choir is pictured performing during the “Shake the Lakes” swing choir competition in Spirit Lake Friday, Feb. 21. The show choir finished fifth among middle school performers. (Photo/Submitted) Farrah Lewis | Staff...

A journey through Parkinson’s Disease

Lori Korthals Hayungs speaks to a crowd in the Rock Rapids Library about symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Lori Korthals Hayungs, human sciences specialist from the Iowa State University Extension Office, presented a...

Gertrude Intveld

93 Rock Rapids, Iowa February 21, 2020 Gertrude Intveld, 93, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, at Sanford Hospice Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services were Tuesday, Feb. 25, at First Reformed Church, Rock Rapids, with interment in...

Daniel Ryan

59 Pipestone, Minnesota February 19, 2020 Daniel “Doon” Jay Ryan, 59, of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  A celebration of life gathering will be from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at...