HONORING A FIXTURE IN THE COMMUNITY Steve Rogers was named the 2025 Rock Rapids Citizen of the Year Friday, June 20, during ...

Senior third baseman Jayson Huygens prepares to throw a pitch to first base Tuesday, June 17, in Larchwood. Central Lyon went ...

BEAD PROJECT Berkley Metzger cuts paper for her bead project at the ISU Extension and Outreach Un-bead-able Fun camp. At this ...

Hadleigh Bechler slides into second base during George-Little Rock’s game versus West Sioux. Bechler finished the contest ...

George-Little Rock Baseball Errors play massive role in conference home defeat Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor George-Little ...

Lyon County Sheriff The month of May was an exciting month internally at the sheriff’s office. One highlight of the month, which I don’t have space to really address here, was for members of the team ...

Mustangs gather another winDefense leads squad to tight road victory over TigersAndrew Buckman | Sports Editorabuckman@ncppub ...

Fireworks have been integral components of celebrations for centuries. These pyrotechnics originated in ancient China, with their earliest forms thought to be made from bamboo stalks thrown into a ...

Carolyn Korthals 82 Sanborn, Iowa June 14, 2025 Carolyn Korthals, 82, of Sanborn, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025.

District Representative One year ago, catastrophic floods devastated communities across western Iowa.From Rock Valley, Correctionville and Hawarden to Spencer, Sioux City and Cherokee, countless towns ...

Letter to the Editor This past week I received the bill for my (Rock Rapids, Iowa) home insurance for the fiscal year 6/15/2025 to 6/15/2026. It is not an exaggeration to say I had some real sticker ...

FORGING COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS Shari Kastein is the owner of Luxe on First in Rock Rapids. She ...