35 years ago (1979)
Linda Gifford, Jasper County Auditor, announced that the Board of Supervisors placed the proposed county zoning maps around the county. Public hearings were to be held on the proposed county zoning plan.
The Lynnville-Sully boys baseball team downed Pella Christian 4-0. Jad Van Der Zyl and Kent Baarda each had a triple and...
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21-day salute: Flag Day through the Fourth
The way the calendar is this year, Flag Day and Father’s Day are a day apart so I’m sharing Flag Day information early this year.
Flag Day, June 14, begins a significant 21-day period extending through the Fourth of July which presents an opportunity for every American to assess what he or she is doing to...
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Steve Fritz, 66
Steven Lehrl Fritz was born Mar. 19, 1948, to Lehrl and Lucile Hays Fritz. He grew up on a farm near Lynnville and attended Grinnell High School. After graduating, he attended Simpson College in Indianola where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and sang tenor in the Simpson College Madrigal. Following graduation,...
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Geraldine L. Allison, 80
Geraldine Allison, 80, formerly of the Lynnville and Newton areas, passed away Saturday morning, May 31, 2014, at Mayflower Health Care in Grinnell, under the care of Hospice.
Private family services will be at a later date. The Pence~Reese Funeral Home in Newton has been entrusted with the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Geraldine’s...
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William D. Sylvester, 84
William Donald Sylvester, 84, of Poughkeepsie, NY, went home to be with Jesus on May 26, 2014, surrounded by his family. He is survived by Bertha, his wife of more than 60 years; his four children, seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, brothers Walter Sylvester of Lynnville and Howard and Richard of California, sister Rosa of Cedar...
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$1,000 reward offered for vandalism information
A $1,000 reward for information leading to the successful conviction of the individual(s) responsible for the damage at the Diamond Trail Golf Club has been put forth by a member of the club.
Over the past month, a couple of vandalism events have happened at the golf course:
1. Yardage flags on the driving range have been...
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Jacob Henry
Jacob Henry Dykema was born at 11:43 p.m. on Friday, May 30, 2014, at Pella Regional Health Center to Dan and Stephanie Dykema of Sully. He weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches long. He was welcomed home by Emily (10), William (almost 4), and Zachary (2).
Grandparents are Roger and Carolyn Zylstra...
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