Central Lyon’s girls’ golfers stand and rep their celebratory banner and poster in honor of qualifying for the Class 2A state meet. Pictured from left to right: Lillian Jorth, Auna Koob, Brooklyn Van Holland, Cali Spiess and Kari Huygens. (Photo/Andrew Buckman)
Lyon County Sheriff’s Department visits Washington, D.C. Dominique Kooiker | Editor National Police Week is recognized each year in May, but this year’s National Police Week held special significance for several current and former members of the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department. Members of the department were invited to participate in the National Police Week events […]
Celebrate Recovery program opens in Rock Rapids Dominique Kooiker | Editor Starting Monday, June 2, the ATLAS Ministry Center in Rock Rapids will host a new program that offers hope to people who are hurting: Celebrate Recovery. Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered 12-step recovery plan designed to help people find healing from hurts, habits and […]
A FAMILY PASTTIME Jackson Mulder started racing in 2019 in a B-mod car. Pictured, left to right, Alyssa and Jackson Mulder and their daughter Kjerstyn. (Photo/Submitted) Sport is family tradition, way of life for Doon man Sunni Battin | Writer When Jackson Mulder is not working as a service technician at Automated Waste Systems in […]
PLANTING KNOWLEDEGE Four-and-5-year-old kids learn about gardens at Kids Club during Iowa Kids Garden Day May 21. (Photo/Amy Lyon) CONCENTRATION IN ACTION Parker Cuperus, left, practices using an eye dropper as Hayden Beyenhof and Vivian McCarty watch a leader demonstrating how to use the tool to put water on a cotton ball. This was the […]
Randy Feenstra | District Representative On the morning of Thursday May 22, my Republican colleagues and I voted to pass President Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” and kept our promises to the American people. This legislation delivers massive tax cuts for Iowa families, farmers, workers and small businesses while making historic investments in domestic manufacturing, […]
Q&A with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: What is National Police Week?A: Since 1962, U.S. presidents have proclaimed the second week of May as National Police Week to pay tribute to the men and women who put on the badge to serve and protect their community. As Americans go about their daily lives, law enforcement […]
Peek into the Past From the July 24, 1947, edition of the Lyon County Reporter: Just a few of the vast number of gasoline transports lined up at 6:30 a.m. last Wednesday morning at the Champlin pipe line terminal a half mile west of Rock Rapids. A current shortage in gasoline created this situation. The […]
Robin Opsahl | Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Tuesday he will not pursue a gubernatorial election and will instead seek another term as agriculture secretary.Naig was one of the many Republicans considered a potential candidate in the race to succeed Gov. Kim Reynolds after she announced she would not seek […]
