AN EMOTIONAL EMBRACE Berlyn DeWit shares an emotional hug after the graduation ceremony at Central Lyon Sunday, May 17.

PROVIDING SECURITY DURING UNCERTAIN TIMES Three students eat their hot lunch at Touch of Hope’s school in Haiti. On Wednesday, May 27, from 5-8 p.m. at the Central Lyon Activity Center in Rock Rapids, ...

HATS OFF TO THE GRADUATES The George-Little Rock class of 2026 toss their caps into the air after being declared graduates ...

NYLA HELLINGA Nyla Hellinga is retiring after 27 years of teaching in the George-Little Rock Community School District and 30 ...

TURNING THE PAGE TO A NEW CHAPTER Michelle Van Wyhe, Central Lyon Elementary School’s Title I teacher, will retire at the end ...

AMBULANCE TOUR Preschoolers smile as they sit on an ambulance with the George EMS personnel during preschool story time at ...

MAKING FRIENDS WITH A SKINKMarsha Breeman gets up close with a skink during the Great Plains Zoo Mobile’s visit to Lyon ...

GIVING STUDENTS A REAL-LIFE LOOK AT LAW ENFORCEMENT Deputy Bill Minor of the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department is teaching the ...

REFRESHING THE DUGOUT Egan Pedersen paints the dugout ceiling at Kiwanis Park in Rock Rapids May 12 as part of Central Lyon’s ...

Last week at Stonebridge Suites of Rock Rapids residents and their families, along with Stonebridge Suites staff honored the ...

Rock Rapids, Iowa May 10, 2026 Alice Feikema, age 94 of Rock Rapids, IA died May 10, 2026, at Crown Point Estates Center in ...

Rock Valley, Iowa May 10, 2026 Arthur “Art” Flier, age 79 of Rock Valley, IA, formerly Rock Rapids, IA, died Sunday, May 10, ...