Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor jjensen@ncppub.com The first case of COVID-19 in Lyon County was confirmed late last week, according to an April 3 news release from Health Services of Lyon County. The age range of the person is 45-60 years of age. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, the individual is self-isolating […]
Jessica Jensen |Managing Editor jjensen@ncppub.com On Thursday, April 2, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the state public health emergency declaration, further extending the closure of schools, bars and restaurants, previously-identified retail stores, and hair salons, gyms, pools and more. It also continues to prohibit social gatherings of more than 10 people and […]
Jessica Jensen |Managing Editor jjensen@ncppub.com A number of resources are available to Iowa businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate released a list of a number of resources Friday, April 3. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) established a new $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program to […]
FARM ANIMAL FUN Central Lyon FFA members Kylee Miller, left, and Trey Vande Kop, right, are learning what it takes to raise egg-laying chickens. The duo, both of whom live in town, care for eight chickens at the Central Lyon FFA farm and are responsible for feeding and watering the animals. (Photos/Jessica Jensen) Farrah Lewis | […]
LENDING A HELPING HAND Members of the Central Lyon FFA Chapter volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Monday, Dec. 23. ABOVE: Pictured in the front row, left to right: Olivia Lyman, Eliora Enriquez, MaKenna Hooyer, Kadence Boender, Mia Griesse, Ashlyn Murray, Elizabeth Huyser, Ethan Harris, Kylee Miller and Dana Kruse. […]
DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER Lyon County Sheriff Stewart Vander Stoep has several reminders this time of year for those planning to consume alcohol. There are more drunk-driving-related fatalities during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays than any other time period throughout the year across the nation. Vander Stoep hopes awareness and education will […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Kathy Brandt | Staff Writer, Sentinel Tribune, Westbrook, Minn. Newspapers across the country are celebrating National Newspaper Week Oct. 7-13 under the theme, “Journalism matters now more than ever.” The Lyon County Reporter has been published since 1884, bringing community news to Lyon County for more than a century. But […]
Sarah Mullinix | Staff Writer Participating in a 4-H club is about more than earning ribbons and awards. Many former and current 4-Hers recount memories made and life skills learned. For one local Lester family, 4-H was and still continues to be an important part of their lives. Esther Moser was always active with 4-H, […]
Central Lyon school students, staff and community members celebrated homecoming 2018 last week with the theme, “Feeling Great in 2-0-1-8.” Nikki Bloemendaal and Zach Springer were crowned homecoming queen and king during coronation ceremonies Wednesday, Sept. 26. Homecoming was celebrated with themed dress-up days, special activities, Homecoming Olympics, a homecoming walk and pep rally, the […]
Jason Hommes | Staff Writer Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a condition characterized by increased pressure around the brain, without a detectable cause. The condition is quite rare and affects only about one or two people per 100,000. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension most commonly affects middle-aged women. Most people wouldn’t know this information unless they looked […]