This year’s holiday forecast is a 2 percent increase over last year Nationally, AAA projects 55.4 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period*. This year’s Thanksgiving forecast is an increase of 2.3 percent over last year and marks the third-highest Thanksgiving forecast since AAA began tracking […]
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Amy Jones | Human Sciences Specialist, Food and Health The most wonderful time of the year is already here. Some of us stay home for Thanksgiving; others travel to visit relatives or friends. Regardless of the destination, one thing that does not change is that food is always part […]
On Saturday, Nov. 4, students from Central Lyon auditioned at Dordt University for the Northwest Iowa Band Association High School Honor Band. Gabrielle Rasmussen, left, on trumpet and Liza Jans, right, on oboe were accepted. They will perform with the honor band in the Eppley Auditorium on the Morningside University Campus in Sioux City Jan. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rising Hope opens Rock Rapids office Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer Danielle Raveling believes mental health should be a priority. That’s why she has partnered with Rising Hope Counselling LLC to bring a therapy office to Rock Rapids.Raveling was born and raised in Rock Rapids. She has been in the mental health field since 2012. […]
Central Lyon dance team members qualify for championships Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern On Oct. 28 at Berg Middle School in Newton, members of the Central Lyon dance team competed to qualify for the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association’s dance team championships. The two dancers from the Central Lyon dance team […]
Central Lyon hosts Veterans Day program Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer On Thursday, Nov. 9 Central Lyon jpsted a Veterans Day program in the high school gym. Students, school staff, veterans and members of the public were in attendance.Lauren Geerdes, a Central Lyon senior, and Heather Grafing, fifth- and sixth-grade teacher, opened the program.“Right now […]
Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer In October, entrepreneurs from across northwest Iowa submitted their ideas to start or expand a business to the BIG Challenge. The BIG (Build, Innovate, Grow) Challenge is a contest designed to help northwest Iowa entrepreneurs gain funds and exposure for their business. Any entrepreneurs from Lyon, Osceola, Sioux, O’Brien, Plymouth, […]
