Owen ChristensenTatum Jensen new century press interns Tatum Jensen and Owen Christensen hired at New Century Press to aid sports department with photos and stories Nathan Broek | Sports Editor nbroek@ncppub.com With area high school fall sports kicking off this past week, Tatum Jensen and Owen Christensen have been hired by New Century Press, parent […]
siouxland all-conference softball HAYDEN HEIMENSENSHANIA STRUCKMAN Hayden Heimensen gets a second-team nod with Shania Struckman as honorable mention Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Two George-Little Rock/Central Lyon softball players were selected to the Siouxland all-conference softball team as announced by the conference and its coaches Thursday, July 23. Receiving second-team honors was Hayden Heimensen. She […]
siouxland all-conference baseball Thomas SkidmoreZach LutmerCARTER KRULLBen AndersonJOHNNY SCHMIDT Zach Lutmer and Thomas Skidmore highlight Lions with first-team picks, Ben Anderson highlights Mustangs with a second-team selection Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Five local athletes from Central Lyon and George-Little Rock were selected to the Siouxland all-conference baseball team as announced by the conference and […]
ANSWERING THE CALL A Lyon County dispatcher enters an emergency 9-1-1-call into the paging system at the Lyon County Law Enforcement Center. Dispatchers are required to relay information to emergency responders or law enforcement officers while getting important details from frantic 9-1-1 callers, a job now classified by the Iowa code as first responder. RIGHT: […]
Rapid Speedway kicks off racing season Friday, May 15 with no fans, but announcer Joel Vis says first night was a complete success Nathan Broek Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids had its first races Friday, May 15, with strict social distancing guidelines due to COVID-19. Rapid Speedway plans to continue to have races without fans […]
Madisen Dreesen of George-Little Rock twists her body away from a Sioux Center player to make room for a layup attempt during Siouxland Conference girls’ basketball Tuesday, Jan. 28. The Mustangs fell on the road to the Warriors 47-41. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Nathan Broek | Sports Editor George-Little Rock 12-10-6-13 41 Sioux Center 13-10-15-9 47 SIOUX […]
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor nbroek@ncppub.com Central Lyon 6-18-18-11 53 Sheldon 19-15-14-9 57 SHELDON-Central Lyon had a rough start to its Siouxland Conference road game with Sheldon Friday, Dec. 20. The Lions clawed their way back, but the early deficit proved too much to overcome in a 57-53 defeat. The score was 19-6 in favor […]
FAST OR SLOW Clover Kids Ella Sprock, left, and Briggs Bosch, right, experiment with ways to get their marble to travel across the foam noodle at different speeds. The activity was part of a session of Clover Kids at Central Lyon Wednesday, Nov. 13. Participants in Clover Kids, a monthly program through Iowa State University […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Members of the Lyon County Riverboat Foundation board came to Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort Thursday, Nov. 7, with 26 checks totaling $662,344 to hand out to a number of area organizations during the competitive grant award ceremony. Last year, the foundation disbursed just 10 grants valued at $206,000. […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor An opportunity to impact kids in the far corners of the world is available locally. First Reformed Church in Rock Rapids is a drop-off location for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham. The mission of Operation […]