George-Little Rock runs emergency dri Dominique Kooiker | Editor April is 911 Education Month and Distracted Driving Month. In order to give students the opportunity to learn what happens in the wake of a car accident, George-Little Rock High School hosted a drill involving George Emergency Medical Services (GEMS), George and Little Rock Fire Departments, […]
Issac Yeager Dominique Kooiker | Editor New Century Press is welcoming a new staff writer to the Lyon County Reporter office, Isaac Yeager of Rock Rapids. Yeager grew up in Rock Rapids and attended Central Lyon High School. He started working for the Reporter this month.“I wanted to work for the Reporter because exercising my […]
Blood Run National Historic Landmark dedication service held Thursday, April 4 Shane D. Johnson | Writer The site of Blood Run east of Granite saw progress being made on the Iowa side of the river which was the culmination of efforts made by the Friends of Blood Run, State Historical Society of Iowa and supported […]
Park Improvements As part of the many improvements to Lake Pahoja the Lyon County Conservation Board has been hard at work on, new floating docks have been installed around the lake. (Photo/Submitted) Tristan Taylor | Editor As the park staff at Lake Pahoja prepare for the coming summer season, guests will notice some new additions […]
Dominique Kooiker | Editor On Saturday, April 13, the Central Lyon FFA chapter hosted its annual banquet to recognize the achievements and efforts of FFA members and to show appreciation for the contributions and support of parents, community members and school faculty.Members and guests at this year’s banquet enjoyed a catered meal featuring pork loins […]
Dominique Kooiker | Editor April is National School Library Month, but for Jodi Schrick, TK-12 teacher librarian at Central Lyon, every day in the school library is special.“I am passionate about education and believe in the power of libraries to support learning and academic achievement. I want to make a difference in students’ lives by […]
I believe spring has sprung. We have been enjoying watching the grass turn green and seeing the trees begin to bud. Now we are itching to get outdoors. We have added a few new recurring activities to our calendar, including painting fingernails, having our little friends from Kids Club visit, and piano music with Ronda. […]
Isaac Yeager | Staff Intern The Rock Rapids city council met Monday, April 8, at 5:45 p.m. to discuss matters of recurring city expenditure, among which was the decision to rehire Pearson Brothers Inc. to re-treat sections of the city’s roads for $64,012.20. This is a slightly higher rate than previous years.“Pearson has been doing […]
By Kalli Dreke Darlyn Vasquez was born on January 27th, 2005, in San Salvador, El Salvador to her parents Jose and Rosa Vasquez. She has three brothers, Melvin Lopez, Romel Lopez, and Jose Levin, and two sisters, Karla, and her twin, Gloria.Darlyn would describe her senior year as challenging, exciting, and surprising. Challenging because there […]
By Kenley Fluit Raven Simons was born in Sioux Falls, and is the daughter of Windy Simons. She also has a younger brother, Mikel.Raven works at the golf course in Rock Rapids. Raven’s favorite part about high school was cheering at the dome for state football her freshman year. She also enjoyed the fact that […]
