MISS LYON COUNTY 2026 On Thursday, July 17, Lucy Doorneweerd, Miss Lester, was crowned Miss Lyon County 2026 during the Lyon ...

LYON COUNTY ART Chloe Schiermeyer displays her nail art project in the shape of Iowa while she waits to present it at 4-H ...

The Lyon County Fair began on Monday, July 20, kicking off what has become known as “the best four days of summer” to many ...

Editor dkooiker@ncppub.com This year’s Doon Days celebration will take place Friday, July 24 and Saturday, 25, and many ...

Editor dkooiker@ncppub.com On Monday, July 13, the Rock Rapids city council discussed Ordinance 732 regarding electric standup scooters (e-scooters). This ordinance was scheduled for its first reading ...

DNR to host meetings on changes for upcoming deer season in western and northwestern Iowa The Iowa Department of Natural ...

PROUD TO PRESENT Charley Rath watches as a judge examines her sewing and needle arts project during 4-H static judging at the ...

NEW EXHIBITOR BACKDROP AT THE FAIRGROUNDS The Iowa Corn Growers Association district committee recently made a $500 donation ...

PITCHING IN Caden Dieters pitches a pile of wheat onto a cart on Monday, July 13, in preparation of the 42nd annual Granite ...

This week we ventured into the deep learning about various sharks, long lost treasures and cities in the deep. We followed ...

Rock Rapids, Iowa July 1s, 2026 Alice Marie Vogel, 89, of Rock Rapids, IA died Sunday, July 12, 2026, at Lyon Specialty Care ...

Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowacapitaldispatch.com After several weeks trailing last year’s pace and the five-year average, corn development in Iowa has jumped ahead according to the latest crop progress ...