Vendor fair, other activities planned for holidays in Rock Rapids Dominique Kooiker | Editordkooiker@ncppub.comWith Thanksgiving behind us, it’s time to start shopping for the holiday season. While it might be tempting to go to a big box store to grab gifts for everyone on the list, there is another option. Many local small businesses will […]
Rock Rapids Utilities schedules planned electrical outage
Dominique Kooiker | Editor The City of Rock Rapids will experience a planned electrical outage Saturday, Dec. 2, beginning at 1 p.m. This outage will last approximately four hours to allow Rock Rapids Utilities to make repairs in its controls building due to a fire.“This outage will allow us to switch to temporary equipment until […]
Final arguments for Summit pipeline permit are due in January
Jared Strong | Iowa Capital Dispatch Hundreds of pages of written briefs that argue for and against a hazardous liquid pipeline permit for Summit Carbon Solutions in Iowa are due before the end of the year, with written replies to those arguments due Jan. 19, the Iowa Utilities Board recently ordered.The three-member board will thereafter […]
For the Love of Local Sports
G-LR students start sports podcast Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer “Welcome back to another episode of Wide Open Plays, the show where we talk everything about Siouxland and War Eagle Conference-related sports.” As listeners begin each episode of Wide Open Plays, they are greeted with the voice of Zach Anderson. Anderson and Luis Avila, George-Little […]
Lyon County General Assistance program transitions leadership
Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer During the month of November, oversight of General Assistance services for Lyon County will transition from Lisa Rockhill, Lyon County service coordinator, to Melissa Stillson, administrator for Health Services of Lyon County.General Assistance is an ordinance enacted by Lyon County Board of Supervisors by authority of the Code and Constitution […]
Blessed Abodes wins BIG Challenge
Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer On Thursday, Nov. 16, people from across northwest Iowa gathered at the Wells Visitor Center and Ice Cream Parlor in Le Mars for the BIG Challenge pitch competition. Five finalists presented their ideas to a panel of judges to decide which businesses would be the recipients of $10,000 in grant […]
Turkey time with Miss Emily
Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer On Tuesday, Nov. 14, Central Lyon kindergarten students visited Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids. Emily Ostrander, Lyon County Naturalist, gave a presentation on turkeys with a Thanksgiving theme to the kindergartners and residents. During the presentation, Ostrander taught students turkey calls and let them get hands-on experience with turkey […]
Over 4 million regional travelers expected over Thanksgiving weekend
This year’s holiday forecast is a 2 percent increase over last year Nationally, AAA projects 55.4 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period*. This year’s Thanksgiving forecast is an increase of 2.3 percent over last year and marks the third-highest Thanksgiving forecast since AAA began tracking […]
Keep food safety in mind this holiday season
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Amy Jones | Human Sciences Specialist, Food and Health The most wonderful time of the year is already here. Some of us stay home for Thanksgiving; others travel to visit relatives or friends. Regardless of the destination, one thing that does not change is that food is always part […]
Central Lyon students to perform with honor band
On Saturday, Nov. 4, students from Central Lyon auditioned at Dordt University for the Northwest Iowa Band Association High School Honor Band. Gabrielle Rasmussen, left, on trumpet and Liza Jans, right, on oboe were accepted. They will perform with the honor band in the Eppley Auditorium on the Morningside University Campus in Sioux City Jan. […]