Gordon D. Felper, 80, of Grinnell died on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center.
A memorial service was held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the United Methodist Church in Grinnell. A private family burial will be at the Woodland Cemetery near Lynnville. Memorials may be directed to the University of...
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Locals walk for good health
Local residents joined thousands of people across the state of Iowa in the fourth annual Healthiest State Walk held Wednesday, Oct. 8.
The Healthiest State Initiative is a privately-led public initiative intended to inspire Iowans and their communities throughout the state to improve their health and happiness. In 2013, Iowa ranked as the 10th Healthiest State...
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Nicholas Denmark’s singing earns L-S $500
A Lynnville-Sully fifth grader’s school spirit paid off to the tune of $500. Nicholas Denmark, son of Mick and Brenda Denmark of Lynnville, sang the L-S school song as part of a local radio station contest. STAR 102.5 wanted to know how much school spirit listeners had and promoted the Fight, Fight, Fight for $500...
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Cargill names Killduff Transport overall transporter winner
Killduff Transport was recently honored as Cargill’s overall transporter winner in the “Caught Doing Right” contest. “Caught Doing Right” was established by the Cargill Pork Procurement Team in 2010 and recognizes swine producers and transporters for championing and practicing proactive swine well-being processes. Killduff Transport, who hauls for Oak Grove LTD of Leighton and Synergy...
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ISU crops judging team with two locals places second in Australian contest
Two local college students have taken their agricultural knowledge beyond the fields of Iowa and America and into the fields of Australia.
Marshall Hay, son of Mark and Kendra Hay of Lynnville, and David Samson, son of David and Mindy Samson of Sully, recently competed on the Iowa State University crops judging team at the Australian...
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JV girls win Melcher-Dallas tourney
The JV volleyball team won the Melcher-Dallas Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 4 after defeating three teams, including the host.
First up was Pleasantville. The Hawks went 2-1, with scores of 21-12, 20-22, and 15-12. Sophomore Olivia Ritter recorded five kills, followed by junior Naomi Shinkle and freshman McKinley Conover with four each. Freshman Camryn Russell made...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 10/9/14
So last year at this time, I brought you an overnight crockpot apple oatmeal for breakfast. I got so excited to share a recipe my sister showed me for pumpkin cinnamon oatmeal. I bought all the ingredients, and then decided I couldn’t resist the urge for dessert instead. Can you blame a person? I had...
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