Carly Koerselman Mya Storm Dominique Kooiker | Editor George-Little Rock High School will host a graduation ceremony for the 23 students in its class of 2025 Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m. in the George-Little Rock High School gym. The class flower is a white rose, and their class color is light blue. Their class […]
Breyona BoschDominique Kooiker | Editor Central Lyon High School will host a graduation ceremony for the 63 students in its class of 2025 Sunday, May 18, at 3 p.m. in the Central Lyon High School gym. The class of 2025 has purple and white as their class colors, and their class flower is a purple […]
The George Recreational Trail Committee will be hosting a 5k Fun Run and 1 mile-ish Walk in conjunction with the annual Freedom Days festivities. The run will be Saturday, July 5, at 8 a.m. with packet pick-up encouraged the evening of Friday, July 4. Awards will be given to the top-three 5k finishers in each […]
On May 8, members of the American Legion and VFW gathered for a flag-burning ceremony. Since the last ceremony about three years ago, some 200-300 American flags were collected, “which have been inspected and condemned as unserviceable,” as Don Fastert explained. Acting as the commander, Fastert presented the flags to the public and declared “they […]
Central Lyon classes clean up communities Amy Lyon | Staff Writer With spring comes spring cleaning, and that’s just what many Central Lyon classes have been doing outdoors the past month. From elementary to high school, students and teachers have worked to spruce up local communities.Elementary classes have been completing these community service projects as […]
CENTRAL LYON STUDENT NAMED GOVERNOR’S SCHOLAR Breyona Bosch, Central Lyon High School senior, was recognized by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer for outstanding academic achievement at the 23rd annual governor’s scholar recognition ceremony April 27 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The statewide program honored 424 high school seniors from […]
From the Jan. 23, 1947, edition of the Lyon County Reporter: These two views were taken recently of the boys’ homemaking class at Rock Rapids High School. In the above picture, a group of the boys are shown working with needle and thread and Mrs. D.E. Crawford, class instructor, states that the big majority of […]
Brooklyn Draisey | Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa community colleges would get an increase in state funds next year but state universities would not under a budget agreement between House and Senate Republicans.Budget lines in proposed Iowa House legislation for primary and secondary education programs across Iowa have shifted after negotiation with the other chamber, said […]
Randy Feenstra | District Representative Every year, during National Small Business Week, we recognize and celebrate the contributions our small businesses make to our economy and our communities. From family-owned-and-operated enterprises spanning generations to young entrepreneurs pursuing the American Dream, the spirit of hard work, resilience, innovation and ingenuity is alive in small towns and […]
q&a with u.s. sen. chuck grassleyNazi RatlinesQ: Why did you hold a hearing in March about the rise in antisemitism?A: The atrocities of Oct. 7, 2023 underscored how imperative it is to learn from history. The horrific lessons of the Holocaust must never be forgotten. And yet, Hamas terrorists waged the deadliest attack on Jews […]