35 years ago (1979)
The Iowa Conservation Commission announced the water level of Rock Creek Lake was being lowered several feet to allow work to be completed on a county road bridge.
The Searsboro Fire Department sponsored a fire prevention poster contest at the Lynnville-Sully Middle School in Searsboro. Fire department members Loren Vos and Gordon Lewis...
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Press INKlings: How’s your Santa Claus attitude?
Every few years like this year, this newspaper is published on Christmas Day. So this year is a perfect time to share how everyone should have a Santa Claus attitude.
Whether you ever believed in Santa Claus or still do, there are things about the jolly old elf that wise people should consider emulating so they...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 12-25-14
Things are going on quite normally at The House. Maybe I shouldn’t say normally because there is nothing normal about it.
The Christmas preparation began last weekend when three of the daughters moved in with, of course, three dogs. That didn’t upset me because the ferret didn’t show up. (I hope he passed on.)
They showed up...
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Maxwell Reid
Maxwell Reid was born Nov. 28, 2014, to Ryan and Mallory DeZwarte of Kellogg. He weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces. Grandparents are Brent and Denise DeZwarte of Newton, Steve and Janice Davis of Fruita, CO, and Don and Myssi George of Grand Junction. Great-grandparents are Carroll and Rosalie DeZwarte of West Des Moines, Robert and...
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Ruth Hull, 94
Ruth Opal Hull, 94, of Grinnell and formerly of Searsboro, died Dec. 17, 2014, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Searsboro Community Church with the Rev. Don Job officiating. Pianist was Linda Laverman and vocalists were Darrell and Duane Brand. Pallbearers were Brent Beyer, Earl James, Fritz...
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DTCC presents winter program
The joint group of 3-4 preschool and the PreK class started the Diamond Trail Children's Center winter program on Dec. 11 at Lynnville Friends Church with "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," "Ring Those Bells," "Jingle, Jingle, Little Bell," and "Jingle Bells." The 3-4 preschoolers then joined their parents while the preK class finished the...
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Preschoolers learn about giving
The Inspirations Preschool students collected coins in their homemade piggy banks for the Sharing Tree. The students delivered their gifts Dec. 15 to 1st State Bank in Sully. Class members shown from left are: Front, Payten Van Haaften, Cierra Farnam, Haleigh Hornbuckle; second row, Sylas DeGeeter, Logan Staton, Jett Kramer, Evie Wheeler; third row, Trace...
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