Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor jjensen@ncppub.com With the COVID-19 pandemic postponing a traditional commencement ceremony for the Central Lyon Class of 2020, alternate plans to recognize seniors as well as school retirees are underway. Graduation has been moved to Sunday, June 28, at 3 p.m. with hopes a traditional commencement ceremony can be conducted with […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor jjensen@ncppub.com A new date and format will be utilized for Rock Rapids cleanup days. One central drop-off location will be utilized at two different times to help accommodate busy schedules. The new procedure was a joint decision between the city’s public works department and garbage contractors in an effort to […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer There have been some positives to the start of the 2020 planting season in northwest Iowa thus far. “Planting progress has been great. The vast majority of the corn is already planted and we have a really good start on soybean planting,” said Joel DeJong, […]
Susan WiertzemaJessica Jensen | Managing Editor jjensen@ncppub.com Many have been on the receiving end of the care and compassion of a nurse or had a family member who has. Each year, the 100 Great Iowa Nurses program seeks to recognize those nurses whose courage, competence and commitment to patients and the nursing profession stand out […]
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer jkor@ncppub.com After being closed for over a month due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fitness centers are allowed to open again as Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds begins to re-open the state. As COVID-19 continues to have a presence in daily lives, exercise has a profound impact on boosting a person’s immune […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor jjensen@ncppub.com Before the new Sanford Rock Rapids Clinic opened its doors on Rock Rapids’ west side last May 1, Sanford had never built a clinic that offered as many services in an outpatient setting. But one aspect of the clinic that was not new was the faces of many of […]
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer jkor@ncppub.com In 1859, surveyors for the federal government marked territories amongst Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota and a large iron post was used to mark a particular location at the junction of the three states. Locals in the area later turned the post into a landmark that would be shared […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Having enough gloves, gowns and masks for EMTs on the Lyon County Ambulance was not something director Amy Borman foresaw as a big concern. But that was before the coronavirus pandemic hit and public health officials warned of a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) […]
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer jkor@ncppub.com Rock Rapids Municipal Utilities is making one last push to get the 1942 train depot building moved from its current location east of the utilities department. The brick building replaced a wooden depot constructed in 1887 that was used by the Illinois Central Railroad. In the 1980s the railroad […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor jjensen@ncppub.com Lyon County incumbent Republican sheriff, Stewart Vander Stoep, will have a challenger in the June 2 primary. Republican Steve Michael of Larchwood filed a nomination petition to have his name on the ballot. Vander Stoep was elected Lyon County sheriff in 2013 after serving in a number of roles […]