On Jan. 22, 2014, Grace L. Overman, 83 of Pella, unexpectedly left us to go home and be with the Lord.
Grace was born on Oct. 10, 1930, in New Sharon, the daughter of Max and Jeanette (Wanders) Huff. She went to the New Sharon Schools. After graduation, Grace went to work in Pella and Des...
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Jeanette Vande Krol, 105
Jeanette Vande Krol, 105, of Pella died Feb. 11, 2014. Funeral services were held Feb. 14 at Pella Garden Chapel Funeral Home. Memorials have been designated for Liberty Evangelical Free Church of Pella.
Jeanette Vande Krol was born Nov. 26, 1908, to Tony B. and Gertie Beyer Vos, north of Sully. She attended the Union School...
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Hometown Press garners five awards at INA Convention
The Hometown Press took home five awards from the Iowa Newspaper Association (INA) Awards Banquet held in conjunction with the INA Convention and Trade Show on Friday, Feb. 7. The 2014 Iowa Newspaper Foundation Better Newspaper Contest featured hundreds of entries from talented newspaper staffs across the state of Iowa with more than 750 awards...
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Budget Shortfall: L-S faces budget cuts, action items on Feb. 17 meeting agenda
The Lynnville-Sully School Board faces tough choices as it considers extensive cuts to bridge the $174,000 gap in the school district’s budget for the remainder of the current school year and new costs in the 2014-2015 school year.
Two major developments are making a deep impact on the school’s budget. Rising special education costs contribute an...
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Turnovers plague L-S girls in third loss of the season
The Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team hosted the BGM Bears on Friday, Feb. 7. Both teams were coming off victories the night before in rescheduled games from earlier that week due to weather. Turnovers plagued the Hawks.
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- Cassie Cullen keeps the ball away from the arms of a pesky BGM player. Photo...
Hawk boys find revenge on BGM
The Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team was seeking revenge on the BGM Bears when they came to Sully last Friday night, Feb. 7. The Hawks lost to the Bears in their previous match-up in the first game of 2014. The L-S boys came out strong and led the entire game, winning by 19, 52-33.
Sectional Success: Two Hawks earn championships, two come in at runner up
The stakes were high and the competition was tough. But the Lynnville-Sully wrestlers gave it their all at the sectional tournament in BGM on Saturday, Feb. 8. With only the top two wrestlers advancing in each weight bracket, the Hawks had a successful day on the mat and will send four grapplers to the Class...
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