Lyon County GOP prepares for caucuses

Lyon County GOP prepares for caucuses For the past several months, the Lyon County Republican Party has been working to prepare for Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses Monday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. Local party officials have been working to secure caucus sites throughout...

Dine-in option for Dinner Date available again

DINE-IN OPTION AVAILABLE Lou and Shari Knobloch, left and center, will again offer a dine-in option at Shari’s Kitchen in Rock Rapids for Dinner Date, managed by Nancy Onerheim, right. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Dinner Date is making changes for...

Central Lyon jazz band finishes second

Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor After moving in to Class 2A for district jazz band competition last year, Central Lyon jazz band instructor Sherwin Langholdt has been preparing band members for stiffer competition. The band’s long-standing tradition of hard work and...

Library card still required

Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer As with almost anything, keeping up with technology is an ongoing proposition for the staff at the Rock Rapids Public Library. Recently they highlighted the addition of RB Digital, an app for mobile devices...

All eight advance to state large group speech contest

Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Central Lyon High School sent eight groups of large group speech participants to the district contest in Spencer Saturday, Jan. 25 and all eight groups advanced to the state contest Feb. 8 in LeMars. In order to advance, a performance...