LOVING HIS NEW BOOK Robert Vander Zee gives his new book a little kiss at the Central Lyon Book Fair Thursday, Oct. 23.

REHEARSING A SCENE From left to right, Sosie Ver Steeg, Ashley Schmidt and Amy Thole rehearse a scene from “Checking In,” ...

RIGHT: It was an impressive group of young players that helped George-Little Rock this season, with Hudsyn Bechler (16) ...

Writer [email protected] With recent colder temperatures and the leaves turning yellow before falling to the ground, fall is ...

GENERAL MANAGER LOOKS TOWARD RETIREMENT Ross Loomans, general manager of Lyon Rural Electric Cooperative (REC), will retire ...

Rock Rapids, Iowa October 19, 2025 Thomas Van Der Weerd, 64, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, after a ...

District Representative On Oct. 16, I hosted a telephone town hall with more than 7,500 Iowans. I provided an update on what’s happening in Congress and answered questions about important issues ...

Class A-First Place Builders Millwork-Chane Patten, Dick Groen, Terry Lichtenberg, Josh Bathke, Randy Rosenboom, Rick Stauffacher, Tim Dammann Class A-Second Place Ed’s Bullshooters-Ed Reck, Chad ...

Setter, Alexis Lincecum, bumps the ball up to the hitters in the Lions’ quarterfinal game win over MMCRU.(Photo/Lily Jurrens) Lady Lions gather to create a plan for the next match as they roll over ...

DGR Engineering service award winners were honored at DGR’s fall gathering Oct. 18. One 30-year service award recipient was honored. Eric Faber is an IT specialist in the Rock Rapids office.

What is Arctic Frost? A: Under the Biden administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened an investigation in April 2022 codenamed Arctic Frost. I started my congressional oversight of ...

George, Iowa October 4, 2025 Timothy “Tim” McNulty, 72, of George, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. Celebration of life will be from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at his trailer home, 207 E.