Funeral services for Ed Jansen, 67, of Pella were held Nov. 17, 2014, at Heartland Reformed Church in Pella for which memorials have been designated. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. He went to his heavenly home on Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House.
Edwin Eugene Jansen was born on Jan. 10,...
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Saturday, Monday meetings about PPEL renewal vote Dec. 2
The appearance, condition, safety, and equipping of Lynnville-Sully School is important to the students, parents, teachers, and community members who come to school each day. The Lynnville-Sully Community School District Board of Education is asking Lynnville-Sully residents to consider renewal of the school district’s voter-approved Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL), the primary source of...
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Hometown Press celebrates five years with Five Days of Freebies
The Hometown Press has been bringing the latest community news to you for five years! Thank you, readers, for making our first five years a success!
In celebration, we are holding a Five Days of Freebies promotion. There are two days left to enter! Simply like the anniversary status on our Facebook page, Hometown Press, each...
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Area fire departments assist in fighting fatal Taintor house fire
Firefighters were called to a massive fire at the Taintor home of Emery Black and Judy Clenin on Thursday evening, Nov. 13. When crews arrived at the scene in the small community located eight miles southeast of Lynnville, the house was fully engulfed and flames could be seen from miles away. The blaze claimed the life...
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Sully Fall Family Fun Night
Mark the calendar to attend the second Fall Family Fun Night on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Sully Community Center from 5-8 p.m.
Join neighbors and community members at this family-friendly event for all ages. The Killduff Hotshots 4-H Club will serve a freewill donation meal consisting of barbecue pork sandwiches, baked beans, chips, desserts, and...
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Kids Against Hunger partners with locals to feed families around the world
Dozens of local volunteers teamed up with Jasper County’s Kids Against Hunger to package highly-nutritious, life-saving meals for starving and malnourished children and their families in developing countries and the United States. The food packaging event was held on Saturday, Nov. 11, in the Lynnville Friends Church FCC Building. Saturday’s event was the third community...
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Improved playset for Sully’s Central Park proposed
The last phase of the Sully Central Park update project will be a playset to replace the current playset that is over 30 years old, which has served the city well but is deteriorating. Teryl Ver Ploeg presented the playset proposal to the Sully City Council at its regular meeting Monday night, Nov. 9, to...
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