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 […]
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, […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lauren Geerdes, Aaron Springer and Gabrielle Rasmussen competed as an improv group from Central Lyon at the large group speech district competition at Orange City Saturday, Jan. 21. The group was one of four from Central Lyon that qualified for state competition. Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer On Saturday, Jan. 21, Central Lyon High School […]