The first wrestling meet of the season is less than a week away for the Lynnville-Sully Hawks – and the team is anxious to get started.
A 16-15 duals record marked the 2013-14 season. The year ended at the state tournament with Caden Doll on the podium in seventh-place individually. This year, the Hawks will miss...
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Boys basketball preview: Team effort needed to fill shoes of 2014 seniors
With a jamboree at Montezuma on Friday and the first game of the year scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 2, the boys basketball season is about to get rolling.
The team finished second in the SICL last year with an 18-5 overall record and a 16-4 conference record, led by leading scorers TJ Cunningham and Darin Hofer, the...
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L-S girls open with 21-point victory over NM
Every basketball team hopes to start the season strong. The Lynnville-Sully varsity girls did just that during their 21-point domination over North Mahaska on Friday, Nov. 21. The Hawks soared to a 50-29 victory in the season opener at New Sharon.
L-S jumped out to a 13-8 lead in the first quarter and stretched that to...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 11/27/14
Greetings from the land of a house confused. It’s decorated for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and, yes, Christmas! I’ve been working at it in shifts. Basically, whenever I have the time, which is turning into a week-long process! The two-week hiatus was marvelous. Just what I needed to bring you new, fresh recipes. Charge the ol’ foodie...
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Remember When – 11/27/14
35 years ago (1979)
The Lynnville-Sully School Board of Directors approved expanding summer sports for junior high. The board also directed the superintendent to look into playing doubleheader (varsity/JV) games in football as a way to conserve energy.
Norman Swank defeated two write-in candidates to win the mayor’s race in the Reasnor biennial municipal election. Swank received...
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Thanksgiving: A simple holiday
Some say Thanksgiving is their favorite holiday because it is simpler than most holidays. It doesn’t require a lot of shopping, parades, fireworks, or flags. It’s about friends and family gathering and eating delicious food. Everyone has to eat anyway, and having a holiday to eat just makes eating more fun. Another thing making it...
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More Sully business open houses needed for December 13
Santa Claus is coming with treats for good boys and girls at Great Western Bank in Sully from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 13.
The Faithwalkers annual soup dinner will be at The Gathering Place new addition at Sully First Reformed Church from 11 am.-1 p.m.
Hometown Press will have an open house with door...
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