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70 years of Lions Club tradition continues
Rich in tradition and community support, the Oakland Lions Club hosted its 70 th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday.  As is expected in recent years, a chilly wind blew on the hill while Oakland … more
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Thirty-one junior high and seven high school LDNE students were excited to come together to show their stuff at the Northeast Nebraska Science Fair at Wayne State College.
A successful weekend for LDNE Science Students
  Lyons-Decatur Northeast students competed this past week in two STEM Research Competitions. Thirty-one junior high and seven high school students participated in the Northeast … more
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Pastor Jeff Clark of New Life Assembly in Lyons takes part in a district conference call. Was one of the many things he has learned to do over the last 20 years.
Pastor Clark's 20th year celebration.
      The journey to fill the pulpit for the Lyons Assembly of God Church began in the Spring of 2004 for Jeff Clark and his wife Leann. They brought their two … more
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Oakland Women
Women’s Club hosts black and white affair
Grace and the lasting impact that community has on a family was shared at the annual Oakland Women’s Club (OWC) Ladies Night Out on Saturday. Oakland’s Jodi Guill was the guest speaker … more
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Terry Wallerstedt (center) employs around 70 individuals during the peak season at Harvest Moon Pumpking Patch. Many of them like Riley Hineline (left) and Nick Jernigan (right) are area youth.
Benson School finds a new home
The flooding of 2019 left the future of the Benson schoolhouse on the Burt County Fairgrounds in jeopardy. A group of interested individuals began to work on finding a new home for the historic … more
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The LDNE Speech team seniors were happy with how their year is going along so far.
The wide successful range of the LDNE speech team
      The LDNE speech team traveled to Bancroft-Rosalie last Wednesday to compete in the class C2-2 district competition. According to LDNE Speech Coach Melissa … more
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Burt County Emergency Manager KC Bang steps down.
Emergency Manager Resigns
    For the past two years KC Bang has served as the Burt County Emergency Manager. During the Burt County Board of Supervisors meeting that was held last Wednesday, Bang … more
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(Left to right) LFRD EMTs Karolyn McElroy, Maxine Kroger, and Amanda Alford enjoyed a weekend long training to better serve their community.
A weekend of training for the LFRD
    No one can argue that the members of the Lyons Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department (LFRD) are n't dedicated to helping the community and the preservation of life. … more
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One of the accomplishments for the Lyons PD, various organizations, and departments in the community was being awarded the grant that was approved for new AEDs, First Aid kits and Stop the Bleed Kits..From Left to Right.(first person is a board member of Happy Days Senior Center and the next 3 are Senior Center Employees).Lori Jensen, Sandra Fuoss, Carmen Druckenmiller, Hailey Wolf, City Employee Joel Fredrickson, Chief Svendsen, City Employee Ron Daberkow, LifeguardMD Rep Al Hoover.
Hitting the ground running as the Chief
    In the past four years the community of Lyons has seen four different Chiefs of the Police Department. On the first of this year, Lyons native Joshua Svendsen took the … more
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Friends, family and coworkers made the moment all the more special for Megan Unwin (seated center) as she was honored as a Champions of Coaches recipient at the Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Coaching excellence continues at Oakland-Craig
Desiring more than success in athletics alone, Oakland-Craig Girls Track and Field coach Megan Unwin seeks to help each girl become the best versions of themselves in and out of competition. Emphasis … more
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What was once Petal Pushers in now Sips N Co, and if the grand opening is any indication, the community of Lyons is happy to see it.
New business in a familiar main street building
    People that walk along the business lined Main Street in Lyons will notice a familiar store front with a new business inside. February 26th business partners Tina … more
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Mayor Dan Jacobs displays the location for the new water treatment facility and potential housing development.
Reviatlization
In March of 2022, about 60 individuals came together to discuss the future of the Oakland community. Out of that meeting several areas of focus were defined. An update was given in March of 2023. On … more
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