Donavon Jansen, 54, son of Vernon and Lucille Jansen of Sully, suffered a stroke Saturday evening, Dec. 6, and became paralyzed on his left side. He is currently in a Las Vegas hospital, but notes of encouragement can be sent to his home address: 6120 Ridgecarn Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89130-1372. Please pray for Donavon,...
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Gertie Hites, 88
Gertrude “Gertie” Hites, 88, of Newton died Satur-day, Dec. 13, 2014, at Taylor House Hos-pice in Des Moines. A visitation service was held Dec. 16 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.
Gertie, the daughter of John and Carrie (Van Wyk) Braaksma, was born Aug. 16, 1926. She lived in the Killduff and...
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Gas prices continue downward trend
There are no complaints by drivers at the gas pump lately. Gas prices have dropped again in the area, this time to $2.23 for a gallon of super unleaded gas at Casey’s, Key Co-op in Sully, and ZIP IN in Lynnville.
Gas prices have been consistently falling for months thanks to plummeting oil prices. The price...
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Shared holiday cheer at Sully Community Christmas event
It did not feel like Christmas according to the mid-fifties temperature, but holiday spirit was in the air in Sully on Saturday morning, Dec. 13. Several area businesses opened their doors and invited customers to sign up for door prizes and enjoy holiday treats. A toy drive, cookie decorating, and kids’ craft was hosted by...
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First $10,000 received for new Sully playground
The first donation has been received for the new playground at Sully Central Park. Teryl Ver Ploeg (left in the picture) of the Sully Central Park Playground Committee receives a check for $7,500 from Jim Magnuson. Magnuson is a director of CoBank, one of four funding banks of the farm credit system. Each year, CoBank...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 12/11/14
This week’s recipe is all about the kids. And adults, if you like mac n’ cheese. My goal? For your kids to think this is so good, they want to face plant in their plate of food. It’s a lofty goal, which I failed at with my own Little, but I’m taking a risk at...
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Christmas at the Lynnville Library
Christmas has arrived at the Lynnville Library – just step inside the library’s activity center to see for yourself. Hard work and creativity by the Friends of the Lynnville Library has transformed the center into a “Christmas Room,” complete with Christmas trees, a Christmas cactus, gift items for sale, and a large spread of Christmas...
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