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 […]
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 […]
Missionary from George writes book detailing 38 years of service Oryn and Pat Meinerts of George spent 38 years of their lives as missionaries in Cameroon, Africa. Recently, Pat wrote a book detailing their experiences entitled “Amazing Work of the Almighty God: Recounting God’s Presence in a Missionary’s Life.” (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) Dominique Kooiker | Staff […]
Local business finds unique niche with high-end, custom-crafted pieces Sarah Mullinix | Staff Writer Luke Grooters has always enjoyed woodworking but is taking his craftsmanship to a new level and he’s doing so in no ordinary wood shop. The Rock Rapids native and 2013 graduate of Central Lyon High School began working at Bespoke in […]
SPOOKY FIGURES THROUGHOUT A masked figure waits atop the staircase to the third floor of a series of buildings being renovated on Main Street in Rock Rapids. The upper levels of the buildings will be the venue for two haunted houses on Oct. 24 and Oct. 31. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor With Halloween […]
SURPRISE AWARD Landon Ahlers, center, a science instructor at George-Little Rock, received a grant from the Live Like Cat Foundation, named for an aspiring teacher who died in a car accident during her sophomore year of undergraduate studies. Ahlers was not aware he had been nominated for the grant until the day of the presentation. […]
WHAT TIME IS IT? Earl Sides and Kathy Sides rehearse a scene from the upcoming River Valley Players’ dinner theater production of “Now and Then”. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) Jessica Jensen |Managing Editor River Valley Players will present “Now & Then” by Sean Grennan in dinner theater Oct. 29-31. With some uncertainties swirling regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Sarah Mullinix | Staff Writer St. Mary’s to host Gym Full of Goodies St. Mary’s Altar Society will be hosting its annual craft and vendor fair Oct. 31 but in a new venue. The event usually takes place at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Larchwood, but due to COVID precautions, has been moved to the […]
Sarah Mullinix | Staff Writer As Election Day draws near, county auditors are working behind the scenes to ensure that the election process is safe and secure. To prepare counties further, Secretary of State Paul Pate partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency to conduct election preparedness exercises […]