From the triumph of victory to the heartache of property damage, hundreds of events that took place over the past year, 2013, made a memorable impact in the lives of present, past, and future residents of the Lynnville-Sully community. In 2013, property taxes remained low, 100th birthdays were celebrated, and sports teams found success at...
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Roy M. Spangenburg, 91
Roy M. Spangenburg, 91, of Lynnville, passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at the Iowa Veteran’s Home in Marshalltown. Funeral services were Dec. 31 at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon. Burial was in the Hewitt Cemetery near Reasnor.
Roy Merlyn Spangenburg, the son of Ben and Mae (Strauccer) Spangenburg, was born July 19, 1922,...
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Hometown Press launches new website
The Hometown Press is excited to announce the launch of its website, www.hometownpressia.com. Throughout the newspaper’s four-plus years of serving the area, the Hometown Press staff members have received numerous requests for online access to the paper. Well, you asked, we listened, and we’re thrilled to bring our paper into the digital realm.
Our goal is...
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Sully 1st Street funding offer was in error
Wednesday, Dec. 18, Sully Mayor-elect Brent Vander Molen, Sully City Engineer Brad Uitermarkt, and Sully Mayor Gordon Yarrington met with Jasper County Engineer Russ Stutt and County Supervisor Denny Stevenson about resurfacing 1st Street (the main highway through town) in Sully with CIRTPA Funding. During this meeting, it was found out that cities that are...
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“You can give direction, but it takes teamwork to accomplish the goal.”
Gordon Yarrington, 58, of Sully has served as mayor of Sully for 22 years. Ironically, he became mayor the same way he was voted out. On Nov. 5, 1991, he was elected via a write-in campaign by a Van Der Zyl (Clarence) and on the same date 22 years later on Nov. 5, 2013, he was...
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Bud Manges, 98
Bud Manges, 98
Bud Manges, 98, formerly of Pella, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at the West Ridge Nursing Home in Knoxville. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at First Baptist Church in Pella. Interment was in Portergrove Cemetery, Pella, with military rites by American Legion Post #89.
Charles Jefferson "Bud" Manges was...
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Lynnville-Sully senior wrestler captures 100th win
A milestone win on the wrestling mat for Lynnville-Sully senior Caden Doll couldn’t have come at a better time. Wrestling in one of the last home meets of his high school career on Thursday, Dec. 12, the two-time state qualifier brought the hometown crowd to its feet when he captured his 100th career win as...
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