91 Hull, Iowa March 5, 2024 Tim Kooima, 91, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Sioux Center Health. Funeral service was Saturday, March 9, at Hull Protestant Reformed Church with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull.Tim was born Oct. 26, 1932, in...
Alice Kosters
97 Rock Valley, Iowa February 9, 2024 Alice Kosters, 97, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at Hegg Health Center of Rock Valley. Memorial service was Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Trinity Christian Reformed Church, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley. Alice Bajema was born April 25, 1926, in […]
Walter Vust
88 Little Rock, Iowa February 13, 2024 Walter Vust, 88, of Little Rock, Iowa, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, at Sanford Sheldon Care Center in Sheldon, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Tabernacle Baptist Church, George, Iowa. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Tabernacle Baptist […]
Orville De Boer
87 Rock Rapids, Iowa December 18, 2023 Orville De Boer, 87, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, at Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids. Funeral service was Thursday, Dec. 21, at Bethel Reformed Church, rural Little Rock, Iowa, with interment in the church cemetery. Orville Marvin De Boer was born July 8, 1936, […]
Lions down Wildcats in defensive battle
Central Lyon Girls’ BasketbaMetzger’s absence puts pressure on role players as 10th-ranked squad squeezes out victory Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter Central Lyon 46West Lyon 42 INWOOD – Facing one of the better defenses in the state, Central Lyon failed to score over 50 points for the first time all year. But it didn’t matter. […]
Central Lyon’s Riley Weiler signs to continue wrestling at Iowa Lakes Community College
Central Lyon’s Riley Weiler signs to continue wrestling at Iowa Lakes Community CollegeAnother first for Central Lyon/George-Little Rock girls’ wrestling programJessica Jensen | Managing Editorjjensen@ncppub.comROCK RAPIDS – Just three days into the 2023-2024 girls’ wrestling season, the Central Lyon/George-Little Rock program marked another first. Central Lyon senior Riley Weiler signed her official letter to compete […]
August 16, 2023
Invested in daily interactions
CELEBRATING A SUCCESSFUL COACHING CAREERAfter 35 years of teaching and coaching in Central Lyon, Toby Lorenzen is retiring at the end of this school year. Throughout his time at the school, Lorenzen taught K-6 and high school PE, strength and conditioning and the K-8 at risk program. He also coached football and track, spending 22 […]
Ernst hosts town hall meeting in George
LISTENING TO LOCAL CONCERNSOn Saturday, May 13, Sen. Joni Ernst hosted a town hall meeting in the community room in George. Ernst took questions from the crowd and listened to her constituents’ concerns, covering everything from abortion and the debt ceiling to the war in Ukraine and veterans. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker)Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer Senator […]
James Schoo
70 Sanborn, Iowa March 25, 2023 James “Jim” Dean Schoo, 70, of Sanborn, Iowa, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service was Friday, March 31, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Sheldon, with interment at a later date. Survivors include a son, five brothers and sisters […]