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 […]
New editor for Lyon County Reporter
Tristan Taylor | Editor Careful readers this week may notice a change with a familiar name in the paper. The Lyon County Reporter is seeing some change as former staff writer, Dominique Kooiker, has become the editor for the Reporter, with current managing editor, Jessica Jensen, stepping down.Kooiker is familiar with the area, having been […]
Florida First Lady DeSantis speaks in Rock Rapids
Dominique Kooiker | Editor Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis made a stop in Rock Rapids Tuesday, Nov. 21, while on the campaign trail for her husband, Ron DeSantis. Casey answered questions from people in attendance, speaking about balancing the budget, term limits for Congress and more. DeSantis opened with a few comments about how Gov. […]
New Century Press to set up Giving Tree
Season of Giving Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer During the holiday season, it can be easy to get caught up in the festivities, decorations and twinkling lights, but this season is also for remembering to give and share. This year, New Century Press will have a giving tree set up in the Lyon County Reporter […]
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 […]
A special cross plus CPR equal thankful reunion
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 […]
A tragedy that shook the Midwest
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 […]
Expressing her inner music
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 […]