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Ladies invited to Spring Women’s Retreat on April 16

Lynnville Heart of Worship welcomes Ruthie Oberg as its special guest speaker for the Spring Women’s Retreat, coming up on Saturday, Apr. 16. Oberg has recently resigned her position as the Senior Pastor at First Assembly of God in Council Bluffs after 15 years of service to prepare for a missions appointment to Africa. Serving...
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Two FFA members on to state

Marissa Vos and McKinley Conover, representing Lynnville-Sully’s FFA Chapter, competed against nine top participants from the south central district in their respective events at the District Career Development Event (CDE) at Graceland College in Lamoni on Saturday, Mar. 12. Vos, competing in ag broadcasting, a leadership CDE, earned first-place gold. Conover, competing in extemporaneous speaking, also a...
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L-S Honor Society inducts 10

Ten L-S sophomores participated in a memorable event of their high school career – induction into the L-S Honor Society on Thursday, Mar. 10. The students earned the membership by demonstrating four qualities – scholarship, service, leadership, and character – held in high esteem by the Society. New members include Haley Breeden, McKinley Conover, Carson...
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Songs of spring at elementary/MS concert

The sounds of springtime music matched the beautiful spring-like weather outside for the Lynnville-Sully Elementary and Middle School Spring Concert on Tuesday, Mar. 8. First up, the fifth-grade band performed three numbers, showing remarkable improvement from their first debut in December. Ryan McNulty, band instructor, praised the band members for their hard work. [caption id="attachment_599913" align="alignright" width="300"] Read more

Bird dog training coming to Big Springs April 30-May 1

A two-day seminar for bird dogs and their owners will be at Big Springs Shooting Complex in rural Searsboro Apr. 30-May 1. The event will feature foundation-level teaching from well-known trainer Ronnie Smith of Big Cabin, OK. Ronnie grew up involved with his father Rick’s bird dog training operation and took over the business in 1982....
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Cadet-O-Rama wraps up Sully Cadets’ year

Local boys involved in the Calvinist Cadet Corps had a strong representation at Cadet-O-Rama on Saturday, Mar. 19, at Vermeer Global Pavilion in Pella. A total of 20 clubs from the Hawkeye Council were in attendance, entering 343 total projects. The Sully group brought 90 projects to Cadet-O-Rama with all earning blue ribbons. Also at the event,...
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Letter to the editor: Puppy Mills are a disgrace to Iowa

Dear Editor, Iowa is currently ranked second to last in the nation in animal-welfare related laws and second in the nation for puppy mills. In 2015, over half of them were cited for violations to the Animal Welfare Act. The Senate has approved a bill that would help protect the over 15,000 adult dogs currently housed...
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