Monthly Archives: July 2015

Dawson Lee

Travis and Tayler Morvant of Knoxville are the parents of a son, Dawson Lee, born at 4:49 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2015. He weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces and measured 19.25 inches long. Grandparents are Darin and Robin Morvant of Sully and Kerry and Angie Vos of Knoxville. Great-grandparents are Gary and Dee Vander Wilt...
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Upcoming school registrations

Soon the carefree days of summer vacation for area youth will transform into days with consistent routine as children head back to the classroom for the 2015-2016 school year. School registration for Sully Christian School students will be held Monday, Aug. 3 from 6-8 p.m in the gym. A back-to-school picnic will take place at the...
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Hot, humid temps promote crop development

If the old saying “knee high by the Fourth of July” is any indication of a successful corn crop, this year’s yield should be off the charts. The height of the corn on July 4 far exceeded the knee height comparison locally, and recent hot and humid temperatures have only aided in the skyrocketing growth...
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Wagaman Mill Museum repairs on schedule, will reopen Aug. 2

The disintegrating original sandstone basement walls at the Wagaman Mill, built in 1846 in Lynnville, have been repaired. A concrete 16” x 30’ south wall, as well as a concrete section of the west wall, were constructed by Paul Van Hamme and his crew of Van Hamme Construction, Tama. Only the sidewalk is left to...
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Five-hour power outage in Sully Monday

At approximately 3:15 p.m. on Monday, July 20, the northwest portion of Sully lost electricity. The power outage was caused when a dump truck took down power lines at Sully Plumbing and Heating’s construction site west of the business. A power pole northwest of Key Cooperative’s lumber department main building broke off. Alliant Energy restored power...
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Five contracts, one modification, one transfer all approved by L-S Board

The Lynnville-Sully School Board met in regular session on Monday, July 20, in the high school library. Guests included Suzi Arment, Beth Steenhoek, Steph Young, and Faye Brand. President Duane Rozendaal called the meeting to order. The agenda was amended to include approve transfers. The amended agenda was approved as well as the consent agenda, which included...
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