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Flavors of El Salvador come to Rock Rapids

Mar 19, 2024 | , , ,

Pupusas City restaurant open for business Dominique Kooiker | Editor When Josue Santos and his family moved to Lester from El Salvador in 2016, they brought with them the flavors of their El Salvadorian culture. Now, Santos and his parents, Joel and Esmeralda, are bringing flavors from El Salvador to Rock Rapids in their new […]

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Back 2 Back 2 Back

Feb 27, 2024 | , , , , , , ,

Lady Lions to head back to The Well for the third straight season The Central Lyon girls’ basketball team celebrates a victory over Hinton during the Class 2A regional final on Wednesday, Feb. 21 punching their ticket to the state tournament. Read the full story in the sports section in this issue. Central Lyon will […]

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Every ‘sole’ deserves a sock

Feb 13, 2024 | , , , ,

Avera hospital hosts sock drive Dominique Kooiker | Editor As the Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital’s wound care clinic in Rock Rapids comes up on its one-year anniversary March 6, the wound care team wanted to do something to give back to the community.“We’re coming up on the year anniversary of the wound care center opening. […]

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How to catch a reader

Feb 6, 2024 | , , , ,

Central Lyon Elementary starts annual reading program Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Dominique Kooiker | Editor Each February, Central Lyon Elementary students participate in a reading program. This program rewards TK through fourth grade students for achieving certain reading goals throughout the month. The theme for this year’s reading program is How to […]

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Working for economic success in Lyon County

Jan 30, 2024 | , , , ,

Dominique Kooiker | Editor The beginning of the year is often a time for change and transitions. One transition that’s happening is the transition of the role of Lyon County Economic Development director from Steve Simons to Jen Smit. Smit started as the new director Jan. 1 of this year. The pair worked in the […]

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Lyon County residents gather to caucus

Jan 23, 2024 | , , ,

Dominique Kooiker | Editor On Monday evening, Jan. 15, local Republicans met at the Forster Community Center in Rock Rapids to declare their presidential preferences, elect delegates to the county convention and address key community issues. Precinct 3, North Rock Rapids, gathered on the east side of the community center, and Precinct 4, South Rock […]

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First snowstorm of the season sweeps across Lyon County

Jan 16, 2024 | , , , ,

Dominique Kooiker | Editor The first major snowstorm of the 2023-24 winter season swept through northwest Iowa Monday, Jan. 8 into the early morning hours of Tuesday, Jan. 9. Snowfall rates during the storm ranged upwards of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Rapid accumulation of 4 to 8 inches of snow was reported throughout […]

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Coffee for the community

Dec 26, 2023 | , , , ,

Dominique Kooiker | Editordkooiker@ncppub.comExcitement has been brewing in Doon during the month of December. Lavonne Kelderman and her daughter-in-law, Lauren Kelderman, moved their screen-printing business, Kelderman Kustom Designs & More to a new building just south of Main Street, but the shop features more than just screen-printed shirts. This location also now boasts a coffee […]

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Decking the high school halls

Dec 19, 2023 | , , , ,

Central Lyon teachers celebrate the holidaysMadalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Dominique Kooiker | Editor As Christmas break inches closer, Central Lyon teachers and students alike get into the holiday spirit. A few high school teachers take spreading Christmas cheer seriously, engaging students in festive activities and traditions to make the season merry and […]

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It Feels Like Christmas

Dec 5, 2023 | , , , ,

Parade of lights, holiday events in Rock Rapids Dominique Kooiker | Editordkooiker@ncppub.comOn Thursday, Nov. 30, the Rock Rapids Chamber of Commerce hosted a night of holiday activities to start off the Christmas season.The night began with Frontier Bank’s Holiday Open House during which a free community meal was served.The festivities continued in the Forster Community […]

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