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A special cross plus CPR equal thankful reunion

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Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor When emergency medical personnel spring into action, they think only about their training and life-saving skills, knowing seconds matter. They don’t stop to consider who a patient is or even if it’s someone they might know. They don’t stop to consider a patient’s clothes before cutting off a shirt to […]

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A tragedy that shook the Midwest

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Looking back on 50 years since the Gitchie Manitou mass murder Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer Fifty years ago, on the evening of Nov. 17, 1973, five Sioux Falls area teens made their way to Gitchie Manitou State Preserve to have a campfire, play music and hang out. Stewart Baade, 18, and his brother, Dana […]

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Expressing her inner music

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Local singer-songwriter to perform in Rock Rapids Dominique Kooiker |Staff Writerdkooiker@ncppub.comMany people have songs they relate strongly to, but not everyone can say they’ve written their own music. Hope Rasmussen was only 12 years old when she wrote her first song, discovering her passion for expressing herself by putting words to music.“Growing up, I was […]

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Making mental health a priority

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Rising Hope opens Rock Rapids office Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer Danielle Raveling believes mental health should be a priority. That’s why she has partnered with Rising Hope Counselling LLC to bring a therapy office to Rock Rapids.Raveling was born and raised in Rock Rapids. She has been in the mental health field since 2012. […]

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A lifetime of dancing

Nov 14, 2023 | ,

Central Lyon dance team members qualify for championships Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern On Oct. 28 at Berg Middle School in Newton, members of the Central Lyon dance team competed to qualify for the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association’s dance team championships. The two dancers from the Central Lyon dance team […]

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Pausing to honor veterans

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Central Lyon hosts Veterans Day program Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer On Thursday, Nov. 9 Central Lyon jpsted a Veterans Day program in the high school gym. Students, school staff, veterans and members of the public were in attendance.Lauren Geerdes, a Central Lyon senior, and Heather Grafing, fifth- and sixth-grade teacher, opened the program.“Right now […]

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Rock Rapids business advances to BIG Challenge finals

Nov 14, 2023 | ,

Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer In October, entrepreneurs from across northwest Iowa submitted their ideas to start or expand a business to the BIG Challenge. The BIG (Build, Innovate, Grow) Challenge is a contest designed to help northwest Iowa entrepreneurs gain funds and exposure for their business. Any entrepreneurs from Lyon, Osceola, Sioux, O’Brien, Plymouth, […]

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New city, school board leaders elected across the county

Nov 14, 2023 | ,

Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor City and school leadership will have a different look when mayors, city council members and school board directors convene in January, including those newly-elected following the 2023 city/school election Nov. 7.According to unofficial election results from the Lyon County auditor’s office, only the city of Doon will remain the same […]

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Christmas with Conservation

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Tristan Taylor | Staff Writer The Lyon County Conservation Foundation will be starting a new tradition this holiday season. “Christmas with Conservation” will encourage various businesses or families throughout the Lyon County area to sponsor and decorate a Christmas tree that will be displayed in the Lake Pahoja Nature Center.“We thought it be a fun […]

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